Molecular pathogen screening of louse flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) from domestic and wild ruminants in Austria

Parasites & Vectors

Table 2 Pathogens detected by molecular screening in hippoboscid flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) collected from domestic and wild ruminants in Austria

Host (n)	Hippoboscid flies (n)	Hippoboscids positive to pathogens/total hippoboscids screened per species (% positive)
Host (n)	Hippoboscid flies (n)	Total infection rate (Positive to ≥ 1 pathogen[s])	Bartonella	Trypanosomatida	Anaplasmataceae	Borrelia	Filarioidea	Piroplasmida
Cattle (n = 25)	Hippobosca equina (n = 62)	14/62 (22.5%)^a	12/62 (19.3%)^a	3/62 (4.8%)^a	0/62	0/62	0/62	0/62
Sheep (n = 3)	Melophagus ovinus (n = 100)	96/100 (96%)^b	54/100 (54%)^b	87/100 (87%)^b	16/100 (16%)	1/100 (100%)	0/100	0/100
Red deer (n = 12)	Lipoptena cervi (n = 120)	43/120 (35.8%)^a	38/120 (31.6%)^a	6/120 (5%)^a	0/120	0/120	1/120 (0.8%)	0/120

^a,bDifferent letters within the same column (pathogen) represent statistically significant differences in the proportion of pathogen-positive individuals between hippoboscid species (P < 0.05)

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