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Table 4 Prevalence and species of Hepatozoon in ticks collected from animals and environment (questing ticks)

From: Diversity of Hepatozoon species in wild mammals and ticks in Europe

Tick species

Ticks collected from (n)

Hepatozoon positives and spp. (GenBank® acc. no.)

Tick stage (n)

Hyalomma marginatum

Cow (30), goat (1), dog (2), horse (2)

0

 

Dermacentor reticulatus

Cow (1), rabbit (1), bear (2), wild boar (1), vegetation (4)

0

 

Dog (3)

1 (H. canis MH656729)

Female

Fox (9)

3 (H. canis MH656729)

Males (2), female

Dermacentor marginatus

Wild boar (3), dog (1)

0

 

Haemaphysalis concina

Fox (1), vegetation (1)

0

 

Haemaphysalis punctata

Sheep (1), horse (1), vegetation (6)

0

 

Haemaphysalis inermis

Vegetation (6)

0

 

Haemaphysalis parva

Vegetation (7)

0

 

Ixodes hexagonus

Hedgehog (the Netherlands, 241), dog (4), cat (1)

0

 

Fox (13)

4 (H. canis MH656729)

Female (3), nymph (1)

1

Female

Ixodes ricinus

Hedgehog (the Netherlands, 46), cat (1), roe deer (2), deer (2), vegetation (5)

0

 

Dog (20)

2

Female

Horse (1)

1 (H. canis MH656729)

Female

Fox (19)

6 (H. canis MH656729)

Male, female (5)

3 (H. canis MH656730)

Females

Vegetation (53)

1

Nymph

1 (H. martis MH656728)

Male

Ixodes canisuga

Fox (29)

1 (H. canis MH656729)

Female

2 (H. canis MH656729)

Female, nymph

1

Female

Vegetation (1)

0

 

Ixodes ventalloi

Rabbit (6)

0

 

Fox (2)

1

Male

Ixodes gibbosus

Sheep (4)

0

 

Rhipicephalus turanicus

Cow (14), sheep (66), goat (45), donkey (6), dog (7), vegetation (7)

0

 

Cat (3)

2 (H. felis MH656727)

Females

Rhipicephalus bursa

Cow (28), sheep (9), goat (19), donkey (1), vegetation (1)

0

 

Rhipicephalus sanguineus

Sheep (1), goat (1)

0

 

Dog (13)

1 (H. canis MH656729)

Female

Total

754

31

 
  1. Ticks were collected in Croatia, unless stated otherwise