Table 3 Molecular prevalence of Hepatozoon canis, Theileria ovis, and Anaplasma ovis, detected in previous studies, in ticks from Turkey

Hepatozoon canis

Diyarbakır

Dog

Rh. sanguineus

Conventional PCR

20.58% (14/68 pool)

[11]

Ankara

Red fox

Hae. parva

Conventional PCR

33.3% (1/3 pool)

[12]

Theileria ovis

Elazığ

Sheep, Goat

Rh. bursa

Conventional PCR

19.27% (37/192 individual)

[16]

Bolu, Kastamonu, Çorum, Samsun, Tokat, Giresun, Bayburt

Sheep, Goat

Rh. bursa

Conventional PCR

2.37% (10/49 pool)

[17]

Sheep, Goat

Rh. turanicus

Conventional PCR

2.27% (13/70 pool)

[17]

Sheep, Goat

Rh. sanguineus

Conventional PCR

1.47% (1/6 pool)

[17]

Anaplasma ovis

Ankara

Boar, Rabbit, Fox

Rh. turanicus, De. marginatus, Hae. parva, Hy. spp., Hy. marginatum, Hy. excavatum, Hy. aegyptium

Conventional PCR

0% (0/445 individual and 0/102 pool)

[49]

Ankara, Bolu, Kırşehir

Cattle, Sheep, Goat, Dog

Rh. sanguineus, Rh. turanicus, Rh. bursa, De. marginatus, Hy. marginatum, Hy. excavatum, Hy. anatolicum, Hae. parva, Hae. inermis, Ix. ricinus

Conventional PCR

0% (0/75 adult female individual and 0/151 larval pool)

[50]

Ankara

Sheep

Rh. sanguineus

Conventional PCR

0.82% (2/242 individual)

[51]