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Table 5 Percentage of animals that were PCR-positive for feline hemoplasma in the sampled populations of Europe

From: Prevalence and molecular characterization of canine and feline hemotropic mycoplasmas (hemoplasmas) in northern Italy

Country

Hemoplasma (%)

“CMhm” (%)

Mhf (%)

“CMt” (%)

Co-infected (%)

Reference

Switzerland

9.0

8.5

0.5

1.0

1.0

[7]

Germany

15.5–27.8

8.9–23.3

5.3–7.4

2.2

0.8–3.0

[33, 34]

UK

14.1–18.5

11.2–17.1

1.6–2.8

1.7–2.3

1.6–1.9

[35, 36]

Spain

12.1–30.0

7.9–10.0

2.1–20.0

0.5

2.0

[31, 37]

Portugal

27.1–43.3

17.8–41.6

12.8–14.4

1.2–5.8

8.1–13.0

[11, 29]

Albania

30.8

21.9

10.3

5.5

6.8

[38]

Italy

18.9–33.1–26.2

17.3–22.3–16.7

5.9–10.8–16.7

1.3–nt–9.5

5.5–nt–nt

[1416]

  1. Abbreviations: “CMhm”Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum”, Mhf Mycoplasma haemofelis, “CMt”Candidatus Mycoplasma turicensis”; nt not tested