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Table 3 Prevalence of B. behnkei n. sp. in Wagner’s gerbils: no. of infected/examined hosts (prevalence in %)

From: Babesia behnkei sp. nov., a novel Babesia species infecting isolated populations of Wagner’s gerbil, Dipodillus dasyurus, from the Sinai Mountains, Egypt

Year of study

W. El-Arbaein

W. Gebel

W. Gharaba

W. Itlah

All sites

2000

0/3 (0)*

0/6 (0)*

0/2 (0)*

0/2 (0)*

0/13 (0)*

2004

1/4 (25)

15/16 (93.8)

0/7 (0)

0/0

16/27 (59.3)

2008

1/2 (50)

6/15 (40)

0/2 (0)

0/0

7/19 (36.8)

2012

2/14 (14.3)

18/22 (81.8)

0/16 (0)

0/0

20/52 (38.5)

Total by site

4/23 (17.4)

39/59 (66.1)

0/27 (0)

0/2 (0)

43/111 (38.7)

  1. *Prevalence only on the basis of microscopy; no DNA samples available for PCR.
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Parasites & Vectors

ISSN: 1756-3305

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