Table 2.
Tick-borne pathogens detected in Ixodes ricinus and Dermacentor reticulatus ticks from dogs
| No. of positive I. ricinus (%) | No. of positive D. reticulatus (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nymph (n = 25) |
Male (n = 161) |
Female (n = 696) |
Male (n = 6) |
Female (n = 25) |
|
| Anaplasma phagocytophilum | – | 3 (0.3) | 9 (1.0) | – | 1 (3.2) |
| “Ca. Neoehrlichia mikurensis” | 1 (0.1) | 8 (0.9) | 21 (2.4) | – | – |
| Babesia microti | – | – | 3 (0.3) | – | – |
| Babesia venatorum | – | 1 (0.1) | 4 (0.4) | – | – |
| Borrelia burgdorferi (s.s.) | – | 4 (0.4) | 8 (0.8) | – | – |
| Borrelia spielmanii | – | 2 (0.2) | 2 (0.2) | – | – |
| Borrelia garinii | – | – | 1 (0.1) | – | – |
| Borrelia afzelii | – | – | 1 (0.1) | – | – |
| Borrelia bisetti | – | – | 2 (0.2) | – | – |
| Rickettsia helvetica | 1 (0.1) | 11 (1.2) | 65 (7.3) | – | – |
| Rickettsia raoultii | – | – | – | – | 4 (12.9) |