Guideline for veterinary practitioners on canine ehrlichiosis and anaplasmosis in Europe

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Table 2 Prevalence of infections with A. phagocytophilum in dogs of different European countries

Country	Number of dogs (n)	Prevalence (%)	Test methods	Reference
Austria	1470	56.5	IFAT	[41]
Albania	30	40.0/0	IFAT/Blood smear	[14]
Finland	340	5.3	4Dx ELISA^a	[15]
France	919	2.7	4Dx ELISA^a	[16]
Germany	1124	50.1	IFAT	[42]
	111	43.2 / 6.3	IFAT/PCR	[43]
	245	19.2	IFAT	[44]
	5881	21.5	4Dx ELISA^a	[45]
	522	43.0 / 5.7	IFAT/PCR	[46]
	448	19.4	4Dx ELISA^a	[47]
Hungary	1305	7.9	4Dx ELISA^a	[20]
Italy	344	0	PCR	[48]
	460	0	PCR	[25]
	5634	33.0	IFAT	[49]
	1232	8.8	IFAT	[50]
	249	38.0	IFAT	[21]
	215	15.0 / 0.02	IFAT/PCR	[51]
Latvia	470	11.4	4Dx ELISA^a	[52]
Poland	192	1.0	PCR	[53]
Portugal	55	55.0/0	IFAT/PCR	[54]
Romania	1146	5.5	4DX ELISA^a	[31]
Russia	442^b 82^c	1.1 34.1	4Dx ELISA^a	[32]
Sweden	611	17.7	IFAT	[55]
	248	20.7	IFAT	[56]
Switzerland	996	7.5	IFAT	[13]
Spain	649	15.6	IFAT	[36]
	466	11.5	IFAT	[37]
	1100	3.1	4Dx ELISA^a	[33]
United Kingdom	120	0.8	PCR	[57]

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