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Table 3 Number of Testudo graeca which harboured ticks infected with pathogens (independent infection of ticks with one or more pathogens, but on the same host)

From: Zoonotic pathogens associated with Hyalomma aegyptium in endangered tortoises: evidence for host-switching behaviour in ticks?

Pathogens

A

E

C

A-E

A-C

C-E

A-E-C

Negative

No. tortoises

3

6

0

4

3

3

8

18

  1. Legend: A - Anaplasma phagocytophilum; E - Ehrlichia canis; C - Coxiella burnetii.