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Table 2 Tick species, with their intensity (ticks on infested animals) and microorganisms detected according to collection sites and developmental stage. Ticks positive for pathogens are reported in bold

From: Ticks and associated pathogens in dogs from Greece

Tick species

Number of ticks

Intensity

Collection site/number of ticks

Microorganism (positive/ticks tested) and tick developmental stage

Cercopithifilaria bainae

Hepatozoon canis

Hepatozoon felis

Anaplasma platys

Rickettsia hoogstraalii

Rickettsia massiliae

Theileria ovis

Coxiella-like endosimbiont

Haemaphysalis concinna

18

2.6

C/6

0/3

1/3 M c

0/3

0/3

0/3

0/3

0/3

0/3

   

E/6

0/3

1/3 M c

0/3

0/3

0/3

0/3

0/3

0/3

   

F/6

0/2

0/2

0/2

0/2

0/2

0/2

0/2

0/2

   

C/6

0/3

1/3 M c

0/3

0/3

0/3

0/3

0/3

0/3

   

E/6

0/3

1/3 M c

0/3

0/3

0/3

0/3

0/3

0/3

   

F/6

0/2

0/2

0/2

0/2

0/2

0/2

0/2

0/2

Haemaphysalis parva

111

3.8

C/20

0/17

0/17

1/17 M c

0/17

1/17 M c

0/17

0/17

0/17

   

E/84

2/39 F c

2/39 F c

0/39

0/39

5/39 F c

0/39

0/39

0/39

   

F/7

0/5

0/5

0/5

0/5

0/5

0/5

0/5

0/5

Haemaphysalis spp.

2

–

F/2

0/1

0/1

0/1

0/1

0/1

0/1

0/1

0/1

Hyalomma scupense

1

–

D/1

0/1

0/1

0/1

0/1

0/1

0/1

0/1

0/1

Ixodes ricinus

2

–

E/2

0/1

0/1

0/1

0/1

0/1

0/1

0/1

0/1

Rhipicephalus bursa

1

–

D/1

0/1

0/1

0/1

0/1

0/1

0/1

1/1 M a

0/1

Rhipicephalus sanguineus (s.l.)

531

5.2

A/127

3/51 N a

0/51

1/51 N a

0/51

0/51

0/51

0/51

0/51

   

B/69

3/37 F b

2/37 N d

1/37 N b

0/37

0/37

0/37

0/37

1/37 F b

   

C/25

0/15

0/15

1/15 F b

0/15

0/15

0/15

0/15

0/15

   

D/221

4/79 F a

0/79

0/79

0/79

0/79

0/79

1/79 M d

0/79

   

E/75

2/39 N c

2/39 F d

0/39

1/39 N b

0/39

1/39 L d

0/39

0/39

   

F/15

2/13 L a

1/13 L a

0/13

0/13

0/13

0/13

0/13

0/13

Rhipicephalus turanicus

86

4.5

A/16

1/5 N a

1/5 N a

0/5

0/5

0/5

0/5

0/5

0/5

   

B/3

0/2

0/2

0/2

0/2

0/2

0/2

0/2

0/2

   

D/38

0/10

0/10

0/10

0/10

0/10

0/10

0/10

0/10

   

E/29

2/18 N d

0/18

0/18

0/18

0/18

1/18 N d

0/18

0/18

Rhipicephalus spp.

5

2.5

E/5

0/2

0/2

0/2

0/2

0/2

0/2

0/2

0/2

Total (%)

757

3.7

 

19/344 (5.5)

10/344 (2.9)

4/344 (1.2)

1/344 (0.3)

6/344 (1.7)

2/344 (0.6)

2/344 (0.6)

1/344 (0.3)

  1. a Rural area
  2. b Indoor
  3. c Temporary kennel
  4. d Municipal shelter
  5. Abbreviations: L, larva; N, nymph; M, male; F, female
  6. Legend: A, Corinth; B, Athens; C, Larisa; D, Xanthi; E, Thessaloniki; F, Alexandroùpolis
  7. Ticks positive for pathogens are reported in bold
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