Table 1 The hosts harbouring strains with zoonotic potential and their geographical origin

Bison

Bison bonasus

PO

Cluster I

(ankA)

[19, 21]

Cow

Bos taurus

NO, EE

Cat

Felis catus

AT, CH

Chamois

Rupicapra rupicapra

SI

Dog

Canis familiaris

CH, DE, DK, ES, FR, SE, SI, SK

Hedgehogs

Erinaceus europaeus

DE

Horse

Equus caballus

CH, DE, DK, NL

Human

Homo sapiens

SI

Red deer

Cervus elaphus

DE, PO, SI

Red fox

Vulpes vulpes

DE

Sheep

Ovis aries

DE, NO

Wild boar

Sus scrofa

SI

Brown bear

Ursus arctos

SI

Genotype I

(msp4)

[22, 32]

Dog

Canis familiaris

SI

Donkey

Equus africanus asinus

DE

Horse

Equus caballus

DE

Human

Homo sapiens

SI

Wild boar

Sus scrofa

SI

Alpine ibex

Capra ibex

AT

Ecotype I

(groEL)

[16, 145]

Beech marten

Martes foina

BE

Badger

Meles meles

BE

Brown bear

Ursus arctos

HR, SI

Caw

Bos taurus

FR, DE, NL, CH

Cat

Felis catus

FI

Chamois

Rupicapra rupicapra

AT, HR, SI

Common blackbird

Turdus merula

CZ

Dog

Canis familiaris

AL, HR, FI, DE, HU, IT, SI

European hare

Lepus europaeus

HR

European polecat

Mustela putorius

BE

Fallow deer

Dama dama

DE, NL, SK

Gray wolf

Canis lupus

HR

Hedgehogs

Erinaceus europaeus

CZ, DE, HU

Horse

Equus caballus

HR, CZ, FR, DE, IT, NL, SE

Human

Homo sapiens

AT, BE, NL, PO, SI

Mouflon

Ovis musimon

AT, HR, DE, NL, SK

Mouse

Alces alces

NO, SE

Red deer

Cervus elaphus

AT, HR, DE, NL, NO, PO, SI, ES

Red fox

Vulpes vulpes

HR, DE, NL

Red squirrel

Sciurus vulgaris

CZ

Roe deer

Capreolus capreolus

HR, FR, DE, NL, PO, SI, CH

Sheep

Ovis aries

HR, FR, NL, NO, GB

Sika deer

Cervus nippon

DE

Wild boar

Sus scrofa

HR, NL, SI, SK

Wild goat

Capra aegagrus

DE, NL, GB, CH

Only in vectors

I. ricinus

EE, LU, PT