Table 1.
Prevalence of Babesia rossi infection in dogs and in other Carnivora.
| Country/Region | Prevalence of Infected Dogs (No. of Infections) | Time of Blood Collection |
Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa |
South Africa (7 out of 9 provinces) | 36.9% (420 out of 1138) | 2000–2006 | [41] |
| Cape Town region | 12.7% (16 out of 126) | Before 2014 1 | [54] | |
| Eastern South Africa: KwaZulu-Natal province | 0% (0 out of 49) | Before 2020 1 | [55] | |
| South Africa (Onderstepoort Veterinary Academic Hospital, University of Pretoria) | 9.6% (1222 out of 12,706) 2 | 2004–2010 | [56] | |
| Zenzele (settlement near Johannesburg) | 31.2% (34 out of 109 dogs) 3 | 2008–2014 | [57] | |
| North-central part of South Africa (Mogale’s Gate Biodiversity Centre and S.A. Lombard Nature Reserve) | 30.8% (33 out of 107) 4 | Between 2011 and 2017 1 | [35] | |
| Northern South Africa (provinces: North West and Limpopo) | 5.3% (16 out of 301) 5 | Before 2008 1 | [37] | |
| Northern South Africa (Kruger National Park) |
9.6% (5 out of 52) 5 | Before 2021 1 | [38] | |
| Northeast and Southwest | 4.9% (7 out of 143) 6 | 2007–2011 | [58] | |
| Nigeria | Various regions of Nigeria | 2% (8 out of 400) | 2004–2005 | [43] |
| Central, western, and southern regions of Nigeria (States of Kaduna, Plateau, Kwara, and Rivers) |
6.6% (12 out of 181) | 2011 | [59] | |
| Central Nigeria (Plateau State: Jos city) |
38% (38 out of 100) | 2010 | [42] | |
| Southwestern Nigeria (Ogun State: Abeokuta city) | 18.7% (39 out of 209) | 2014–2015 | [60] | |
| Southwestern Nigeria (Oyo State: Ibadan) | 4% (6 out of 150) | 2020 | [61] | |
| Zambia | Eastern and western parts of Zambia (South Luangwa National Park and Liuwa Plain National Park) |
0% (0 out of 40) 7 | 2009–2011 | [62] |
| Southwestern Zambia: cities of Mazabuka and Shangombo | 2% (5 out of 247) | 2016 | [63] | |
| Uganda | Southwestern Uganda: rural areas near 3 national parks (Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park) | 7.9% (3 out of 38) | 2011 | [45] |
| Malawi | Southern, central, and northern part of Malawi (cities of Lilongwe, Blantyre, and Mzuzu) | 23.4% (49 out of 209) | 2018–2019 | [46] |
| Kenya | Southern and southwestern regions of Kenya: Nairobi, Mombasa, and Nakuru counties | 7.7% (11 out of 143) | Before 2021 1 | [47] |
| Angola | Central-western Angola: Huambo province (Tchicala-Tcholoanga Municipality) | 23.5% (20 out of 85) | 2016 | [48] |
| Sudan | Eastern Sudan: village of Barbar el Fugara | 6.4% (5 out of 78) | 1997–2000 | [49] |
1 Unknown time of blood collection. 2 Result based on microscopic examination of blood smear. 3 Seroprevalence. 4 Prevalence of infection in black-backed jackals (Canis mesomelas). 5 Prevalence of infection in African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus). 6 Prevalence of infection in cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus). 7 Prevalence of infection in domestic dogs and African wild dogs.