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Table 2 Positive test results in 363 cats with known stays abroad and introduction of the “Feline Travel Profile” diagnostic panel from April 2012 until (and including) March 2020 in the LABOKLIN laboratory (Bad Kissingen, Germany)

From: Retrospective evaluation of vector-borne pathogens in cats living in Germany (2012–2020)

Country

N

N tested positive/N total (%)

Hepatozoon spp.c

Dirofilaria spp.d

Ehrlichia spp.e

Rickettsia spp.a, f

Leishmania spp.g

Stays abroad

Countries of the European Union

 Spain

158

51/158 (32)

19

21

11

5

131 imports, 20 animal welfare imports, 5 imports after holidays, 2 holidays

 Greece

52

17/52 (33)

8

7

2

2

44 imports, 6 animal welfare imports, 2 imports after holidays

 Romania

28

8/28 (29)

1

2

5

1

26 imports, 1 animal welfare imports, 1 holiday

 Bulgaria

25

7/25 (28)

1

5

1

18 imports, 6 animal welfare imports, 1 import after holidays

 Italy

23

3/23 (13)

3

20 imports, 1 import after holidays, 1 animal welfare import, 1 holiday

 Croatia

15

3/15 (20)

2

1

11 imports, 4 imports after holidays

 Portugal

9

2/9 (22)

1

1

8 imports, 1 animal welfare import

 France

4B

0/4 (0)

-

3 importsa. 1 holiday

 Cyprus

3

2/3 (67)

1

1

2 imports, 1 animal welfare imports

 Malta

2

2/2 (100)

1

1

2 imports

 Slovenia

1

0/1 (0)

1 import

 Total EU

320b

95/320 (30)

32

40

23

8

266 imports, 36 animal welfare imports, 13 imports after holidays, 5 holidays

 Total Non-EU

44a

15/44 (34)

7

3

4

39 imports, 2 animal welfare imports, 2 imports after holidays, 1 holiday

  1. aRickettsia spp. IFAT was added to the “Feline Travel Profil” from July 2015 onwards
  2. bOne cat which tested negative was imported from France and subsequently traveled to Turkey every year with its owner
  3. cPolymerase chain reaction (PCR), TaqMan® real-time PCR, target: 18S rRNA
  4. dPCR, based on Rishniw et al. 2006
  5. eImmunoflourescent antibody test (IFAT), MegaFLUO® EHRLICHIA canis (MegaCor Diagnostik GmbH, Hörbranz, Austria; ≥ 1:40 positive)
  6. fIFAT, RICKETTSIA CONORII IFA SLIDE (Viracell, Granada, Spain; > 1:128 positive)
  7. gIFAT, MegaFLUO® LEISH (MegaCor Diagnostik GmbH, Hörbranz, Austria; › 1:64 positive)