Table 1 Number of analyzed samples (n) for molecular marker (18S rRNA gene) and number of distinct haplotypes (H) found in H. canis individuals sampled, and the number of individuals per haplotype in parentheses

1

Algeria

Africa

19

H3(3), H4(3), H5(1), H6(4), H7(4), H8 (1), H9(3)

2

Angola

Africa

3

H1(2), H2(1)

3

Cape Verde

Africa

45

H1(41), H4(3), H26(1)

4

Egypt

Africa

4

H7(1), H9(3)

5

Mauritius

Africa

3

H56(1), H57(1), H58(1)

6

Nigeria

Africa

20

H1(1), H4(2), H30(3), H41(14)

7

South Africa

Africa

7

H41(5), H70(2)

8

Sudan

Africa

8

H1(3), H8(5)

9

Brazil

America

33

H4(1), H7(6), H9(14), H17(1), H18(2), H19(1), H20(2), H21(1), H22(1), H23(2), H24(1), H25(1)

10

Colombia

America

2

H1(1), H27(1)

11

Cuba

America

2

H9(1), H29(1)

12

Mexico

America

19

H7(2), H9(16), H59(1)

13

St Kitts

America

1

H23(1)

14

Venezuela

America

3

H1(2), H2(1)

15

USA

America

1

H1(1)

16

China

Asia

1

H7(1)

17

India

Asia

27

H1(2), H4(7), H6(4), H30(1), H36(1), H37(1), H38(1), H39(1), H40(1), H41(3), H42(1), H43(1), H44(1), H45(1), H46(1)

18

Iran

Asia

1

H7(1),

19

Iraq

Asia

4

H4(1), H7(1), H30(1), H47(1)

20

Jordan

Asia

2

H1(1), H49(1)

21

Kyrgyzstan

Asia

11

H7(1), H47(5), H50(1), H51(2)

22

Malaysia

Asia

18

H1(5), H9(2), H23(4), H26(2), H30(3), H53(1), H54(1)

23

Pakistan

Asia

8

H1(2), H4(3), H7(2), H60(1)

24

Philippines

Asia

7

H1(2), H30(4), H61(1)

25

Qatar

Asia

1

H4(1)

26

South Korea

Asia

2

H9(2)

27

Taiwan

Asia

21

H1(11), H23(7), H30(3)

28

Thailand

Asia

13

H1(5), H23(8)

29

Austria

Europe

10

H9(2), H10(1), H11(1), H12(1), H13(1), H14(1), H15(2), H16(1)

30

Bosnia & H

Europe

10

H3(1), H9(5), H13(4)

31

Croatia

Europe

12

H4(2), H7(6), H16(1), H28(3)

32

Cyprus

Europe

2

H1(1), H30(1)

33

Czech Rep

Europe

10

H7(1), H16(4), H28(4), H31(1)

34

France

Europe

32

H3(1), H4(19), H9(7), H32(1), H33(1), H34(1)

35

Germany

Europe

6

H9(1), H16(5)

36

Hungary

Europe

31

H7(14), H9(2), H16(6), H28(8), H35(1)

37

Italy

Europe

9

H1(4), H7(1), H48(4)

38

Luxembourg

Europe

1

H52(1)

39

Malta

Europe

14

H1(10), H4(3), H55(1)

40

Poland

Europe

6

H16(5), H62(1)

41

Portugal

Europe

16

H1(13), H4(3)

42

Romania

Europe

4

H7(4)

43

Serbia

Europe

9

H9(9)

44

Slovakia

Europe

19

H9(3), H16(2), H28(6), H63(2), H64(1), H65(1), H66(1), H67(1), H68(1), H69 (1)

45

Spain

Europe

3

H1(1), H39(1), H71(1)

46

Turkey

Europe

70

H1(4), H6(3), H7(52), H9(3), H72(1), H73(1), H74(4), H75(1), H76(1)