Table 2 Prevalence of pathogens in ticks collected from farm dogs in three districts of Pakistan
Pathogen | Kasur (n) | Muzaffargarh (n) | Rawalpindi (n) | Total (n) | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Single infections | |||||
 R. massiliae | 25 | 21 | 11 | 57 | 24.3 |
 E. canis | 6 | 1 | 23 | 30 | 12.8 |
 Coxiella-like | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 B. canis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 A. platys | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.9 |
 A. phagocytophilum | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.7 |
 A. ovis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 A. marginale | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.9 |
 A. centrale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Double co-infections | Â | ||||
 R. massiliae + E. canis | 8 | 38 | 16 | 62 | 26.4 |
 R. massiliae + Coxiella-like | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.9 |
 R. massiliae + A. marginale | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.3 |
 R. massiliae + A. phagocytophilum | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2.1 |
 E. canis + B. canis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.3 |
 R. massiliae + A. centrale | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1.7 |
 R. massiliae + B. canis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.9 |
 R. massiliae + A. platys | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.9 |
 E. canis + A. phagocytophilum | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.9 |
 E. canis + A. centrale | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.4 |
 R. massiliae + A. ovis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.4 |
Triple co-infections | |||||
 R. massiliae + E. canis + Coxiella-like | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 3.8 |
 R. massiliae + E. canis + A. marginale | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1.7 |
 R. massiliae + E. canis + B. canis | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.3 |
 R. massiliae + E. canis + A. phagocytophilum | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.9 |
 R. massiliae + E. canis + . platys | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.9 |
 R. massiliae + E. canis + A. ovis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 R. massiliae + E. canis + A. centrale | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.4 |
 E. canis + A. centrale + Coxiella-like | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.4 |