Table 2 Distribution by German federal state for samples of 20,914 dogs tested for Babesia spp. by PCR from January 2007 to December 2020 that were sent in by veterinarians
Federal states | Tested dogs (n) | Tested positive [n; percentage in brackets; 95% CI lower limit, 95% CI upper limit in parentheses] |
|---|---|---|
Baden-Wuerttemberg | 2497 | 98 [4.0% (3.2, 4.8)] |
Bavaria | 1669 | 56 [3.4% (2.6, 4.4)] |
Berlin/Brandenburg | 2366 | 72 [3.1% (2.4, 3.8)] |
Hesse | 1836 | 95 [5.2% (4.2, 6.3)] |
Lower Saxony/Bremen | 2742 | 71 [2.6% (2.0, 3.3)] |
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania | 412 | 6 [1.5% (0.6, 3.3)] |
North Rhine-Westphalia | 4685 | 109 [2.3% (1.9, 2.8)] |
Rhineland Palatinate | 1972 | 33 [1.7% (1.2, 2.4)] |
Saarland | 601 | 46 [7.7% (5.7, 10.2) |
Saxony | 622 | 21 [3.4% (2.2, 5.2)] |
Saxony-Anhalt | 405 | 31 [7.7% (5.3, 10.8)] |
Schleswig–Holstein/Hamburg | 768 | 14 [1.8% (1.0, 3.1)] |
Thuringia | 357 | 6 [1.7% (0.7, 3.8)] |
Total | 20,914 | 659 [3.2% (2.9, 3.4)] |