Table 1.
Reported prevalence of Hepatozoon species infections as determined by PCR in European cats
| Country | Region | Number of tested cats | Time period | Number of positive cats (%) | Species differentiation | Publication |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | North-eastern Italy | 103 client-owned cats and 55 stray cats | – | 26/158 (16.5) | H silvestris (n = 16), H felis (n = 10) | Grillini et al (2021) 15 |
| Northern Italy (Bologna and Rimini) | 85 stray cats | February 2018 to October 2019 | 0/85 | – | Ebani et al (2020) 16 | |
| Italy | 958 client-owned cats | – | 0/958 | – | Latrofa et al (2020) 17 | |
| Southern Italy (Sicily and Calabria) | 197 client-owned cats (134 outdoor cats without ectoparasitic treatment, 63 indoor cats with ectoparasitic treatment) | March 2012 to March 2013 | 0/197 | – | Persichetti et al (2018) 18 | |
| Aeolian Islands | 330 client-owned outdoor cats | January 2015 to June 2016 | 1/330 (0.3) | H felis | Otranto et al (2017) 19 | |
| Southern Italy (Bari, Lecce and Matera) | 196 cats | – | 10/196 (5.1) | H canis (n = 8), H felis (n = 1), H canis (n = 1) | Giannelli et al (2017) 13 | |
| Southern Italy (Sicily and Calabria) | 42 cats with tick/flea infestation (22 ill cats, 20 apparently healthy cats) | March 2012 to January 2013 | 0/42 | – | Persichetti et al (2016) 20 | |
| Spain | Madrid area | 644 cats (506 client-owned cats, 138 stray cats) | September 2005 to December 2008 | 10/644 (1.6) | H felis (n = 9), H canis (n = 1) | Diaz-Reganon et al (2017) 12 |
| Barcelona area | 100 client-owned cats (52 ill cats, 48 apparently healthy cats) | January 2006 to December 2006 | 4/100 (4) | H felis (n = 4) | Tabar et al (2008) 21 | |
| Barcelona | 25 stray cats | – | 4/25 (16) | H felis (n = 4) | Ortuno et al (2008) 22 | |
| Portugal | Southern Portugal (Lisbon, Setubal and Faro) | 649 cats (320 client-owned cats, 329 stray cats) | January 2012 toAugust 2013 | 56/649 (8.6) | H felis (n = 13) | Maia et al (2014) 10 |
| Northern and central Portugal | 320 client-owned cats | – | 50/320 (15.6) | H felis (n = 4) | Vilhena et al (2013) 9 | |
| Greece | – | Client-owned cats and stray cats | – | 72/282 (25.5) | H felis (n = 35) | Morelli et al (2021) 23 |
| France | – | 116 ill cats suspicious for vector-borne disease | December 2006 toJuly 2007 | 2/116 (1.7) | H canis (n = 2) | Criado-Fornelio et al (2009) 24 |
| Cyprus | – | 174 cats (138 client-owned cats, 36 shelter feral cats; 131 ill cats, 43 apparently healthy cats) | March 2014 to September 2014 | 66/174 (37.9) | H felis (n = 12) | Attipa et al (2017) 11 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | – | 18 adult wild felids (Felis silvestris silvestris), tissue samples | 2011–2016 | 6/9 (67) | H silvestris, H felis, Hepatozoon species | Hodzic et al (2018) 25 |