A review of canine babesiosis: the European perspective

Parasites & Vectors

Table 2 Prevalence of canine infection by Babesia spp. in Europe

Species	Country	Prevalence in % (population studied)	Technique employed	Reference
Babesia canis	Slovenia	4.6 (238)	PCR	[58]
	Spain^a	1.3 (153)	PCR	[155]
	Spain^a	10 (120)	PCR	[35]
	Italy^a	20.7 (164)	PCR	[84]
	Italy	2.3 (420)	PCR	[57]
	Italy^b	70 (249)	IFAT	[156]
	Poland^b	25.3 (82)	PCR	[59]
	Croatia	2.3 (848)	PCR	[21]
	Romania	44.8 (216)	PCR	[60]
	Romania^a	71.4 (49)	PCR	[153]
	Slovakia^c	3.5 (366)	PCR	[157]
	Lithuania^a	87.8 (123)	PCR	[158]
	Turkey	0.1 (757)	PCR	[159]
	France	12.9 (140)	PCR	[64]
	Bulgaria	16.2 (167)	ELISA	[160]
Babesia vogeli	Slovenia	1.3 (238)	PCR	[58]
	Italy^a	6.7 (164)	PCR	[84]
	Italy^a	4 (99)	PCR	[93]
	Croatia	0.2 (848)	PCR	[21]
	Serbia	1.9 (158)	PCR	[62]
	Spain^a	2 (153)	PCR	[155]
	France	0.9 (108)	PCR	[61]
	France	13.6 (140)	PCR	[64]
Babesia gibsoni ^d	Croatia	0.7 (848)	PCR	[21]
	Serbia	5.7 (158)	PCR	[62]
	Spain^a	2 (153)	PCR	[155]
	Spain^a	2.5 (120)	PCR	[35]
	Romania^a	28.6 (49)	PCR	[153]
Babesia microti-like sp.	Spain^a	1.9 (2,979)	Microscopy and PCR	[161]
	Spain^a	62.5 (120)	Microscopy and PCR	[35]
	Spain^a	0.7 (153)	PCR	[155]
	Croatia	0.1 (848)	PCR	[21]
	France	0.7 (140)	PCR	[64]
	Serbia	10.1 (158)	PCR	[62]

^aStudy conducted using dogs with a suspected infection, transmitted by ticks/babesiosis
^bStudy conducted using shelter dogs
^cStudy conducted in Dirofilaria-infected dogs
^dPrevalence studies performed in Europe are rare, although clinical cases have been described at various locations

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