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. 2013 Mar 7;7(3):e2108. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002108

Table 2. Number of dogs infected with single or multiple vector- borne pathogens.

Nature of infection Pathogen species detected in dogs
E. canis A. platys B. rossi B. vogeli Theileria sp. H. canis Rickettsia sp. Total (%)
Single infection 10 6 6 0 1 46 4 73 (40.3)
Co infection with
E. canis - 0 1 0 0 10 1 12 (6.6)
A. platys 0 - 1 0 0 5 2 8 (4.4)
B. rossi 1 1 - 0 0 4 1 7 (3.9)
B. vogeli 1 0 0 - 0 1 - 2 (1.1)
Theileria sp. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(0)
H. canis 10 4 3 1 0 - 8 26 (14.4)
Rickettsia sp. 1 1 1 0 0 9 - 12 (6.6)
Total 23 12 12 1 1 75 16 140 (77)

E. canis = Ehrlichia canis; A. platys = Anaplasma platys; B. rossi = Babesia rossi; B. vogeli = Babesia vogeli; H. canis = Hepatozoon canis.