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. 2023 Aug 13;13(16):2612. doi: 10.3390/ani13162612

Table 5.

Prevalence of Babesia vogeli infection in Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato ticks collected from vegetation/environment and dogs and other animals in various countries.

Country/Region Prevalence of Infected Ticks (No. of Infections) Time of Tick Collection Ref.
Ticks collected from vegetation/environment
Israel Western Israel 2.3% (3 out of 131 pools) 1 2002–2003, 2007–2008 [220]
Western Israel 0.8% (1 out of 124) 2 Before 2022 3 [221]
Portugal Southern Portugal: Faro District 0% (0 out of 230) 2012 [222]
Ticks collected from dogs
Western Pacific
United States Western Pacific Ocean: Guam Island 1.3% (1 out of 75) 2010 [219]
North America
Mexico South-central Mexico: State of Morelos, Cuautla city 16.7% (3 out of 18) Before 2017 3 [218]
South America
Brazil Eastern Brazil: Pernambuco state (the municipality of Petrolina) 3% (3 out of 100) 2011–2012 [216]
Midwestern Brazil: Mato Grosso State (Poconé municipality) 1.3% (5 out of 392) 2009 [215]
Europe
Portugal Southern Portugal: Faro District 0.3% (1 out of 321) 2012–2013 [222]
Western Portugal: Lisbon and Setúbal districts 0% (0 out of 253) 2012–2013 [222]
Northeastern Portugal: Guarda District 0% (0 out of 42) 2012–2013 [222]
Spain Northeastern Spain (Barcelona metropolitan area) 3.2% (1 out of 31 pools) 1,2,4,5 2011–2013 [223]
France Southern France 10.5% (26 out of 248) 4 2010–2012 [138]
Italy Italy (78 provinces) 1.1% (10 out of 949 pools) 1 2016–2017 [224]
Ukraine Southeastern Ukraine: Crimea (Sevastopol city) 0% (0 out of 52) 2016 [77]
Russia Southern Russia: various cities (Astrakhan, Blagoveshchensk, Krasnodar, Sochi, Stavropol) 0% (0 out of 43) 2016 [77]
Chechnya Central Chechnya: Grozny city 5.9% (1 out of 17) 2016 [77]
Asia
Palestine Palestine, 4 districts: Hebron, Jenin, Nablus, and Tubas 0.5% (1 out of 186) 2015 [225]
India Southern India: Chennai city 2% (6 out of 294) 2018 [226]
Malaysia Peninsular Malaysia 1.4% (2 out of 140) Before 2018 3 [227]
Malaysia 33.3% (1 out of 3) Before 2020 3 [228]
Indonesia Indonesia 0% (0 out of 78) Before 2020 3 [228]
Singapore Singapore 0% (0 out of 4) Before 2020 3 [228]
Taiwan Taiwan 0% (0 out of 21) Before 2020 3 [228]
Northern and Western Taiwan 3.6% (21 out of 582) 2015–2017 [229]
Thailand Thailand 0% (0 out of 34) Before 2020 3 [228]
Philippines Philippines 0% (0 out of 90) Before 2020 3 [228]
Northern Philippines: Metro Manila and Laguna 0.6% (1 out of 157) Before 2018 3 [230]
Vietnam Vietnam 2.6% (3 out of 117) Before 2020 3 [228]
Northern Vietnam: Hanoi and neighboring provinces 0.3% (1 out of 302) 2018 [231]
Various provinces in southern, central, and northern Vietnam 3.6% (9 out of 251) 4 2010, 2018 [232]
China China 0% (0 out of 20) Before 2020 3 [228]
Eastern China: Jiangsu province (Taixing city) 3.4% (5 out of 146) 2012–2014 [233]
Central China: Chongqing municipality 25% (4 out of 16) Before 2012 3 [213]
Southeastern China: Guangdong province 3.6% (1 out of 28) Before 2012 3 [213]
Southeastern China: Hainan province 3.3% (4 out of 121) Before 2012 3 [213]
Southern China: Guangxi province 12.5% (11 out of 88) Before 2012 3 [213]
Eastern China: Zhejiang province 6.7% (1 out of 15) Before 2012 3 [213]
Australia
Australia Australia: Queensland and Northern Territory 1.1% (2 out of 184) 6 2012–2015 [206]
Africa
Egypt Northern Egypt: Cairo and Giza cities 5.5% (8 out of 144) Before 2022 3 [234]
Tunisia Tunisia, 4 locations: Zaga, Sidi Thabet, Somâa, and Bouhajla 0.6% (1 out of 160) 2006 [235]
Algeria Northern Algeria: region of Djelfa and area of Bordj Bou Arreridj 13% (50 out of 384 pools) 1 2017–2019 [214]

1 Pooled ticks. 2 R. turanicus. 3 Unknown time of tick collection. 4 Ticks collected from dogs and other animals. 5 B. vogeli has been found in ticks collected from red foxes (Vulpes vulpes). 6 The only species in Australia previously considered as tropical lineage of R. sanguineus s.l. is classified now as R. linnaei.