Table 2 Overall results of molecular screening of ectoparasites collected from bats in Kharkiv oblast, NE Ukraine
Screened agents | Carios vespertilionis | Nycteridopsylla eusarca | Nycteribia kolenatii | Nycteribia pedicularia | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
[%, (n)] | [%, (n)] | [%, (n)] | [%, (n)] | [%, (n)] | |
Rickettsia spp. | 16.3% (7/43) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.9% (7/239) |
Bartonella spp. | 0 | 7%** (7/100) | 21.8%ns (17/78) | 27.8%ns (5/18) | 12.1% (29/239) |
Anaplasma/Ehrlichia spp. | 4.7%*** (2/43) | 56% ns (56/100) | 69.2% ns (54/78) | 55.6% ns (10/18) | 51% (122/239) |
Babesia spp. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Borrelia spp. | 0 | n.a | n.a | n.a | 0 |