Table 2.
Mosquito-borne pathogens found in mosquitoes in the two sampled German zoos (mosquito collections May–September 2016, April–September 2017)
| Pathogen | Mosquito species | Number of specimens/pools tested positive | Collection month, year | Location1,2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filarial nematodes | ||||
| Dirofilaria repens | An. messeae | 1 | July 2016 | ZE |
| Filarioidea sp. | Cx. torrentium | 1 | June 2016 | ZE |
| Filarioidea sp. | Cx. pipiens biotype pipiens | 1 | June 2016 | TB |
| Setaria tundra | Ae. annulipes group | 2 pools (n = 5, 7) | June 2016 | ZE |
| 1 | August 2016 | ZE | ||
| Setaria tundra | Ae. vexans | 5 pools (n = 3, 10, 10, 14, 7) | July 2016 | TB |
| Viruses | ||||
| Sindbis virus | Cx. pipiens complex | 1 pool (n = 12) | July 2016 | TB |
| Haemosporidia | ||||
| Haemoproteus sp. | Cx. pipiens biotype pipiens | 1 | July 2017 | TB |
| Haemoproteus sp. | Cx. torrentium | 1 | July 2017 | TP |
| Haemoproteus sp. | Cx. pipiens biotype pipiens | 1 | July 2016 | ZE |
| Haemoproteus sp. | Cx. pipiens biotype pipiens | 2 | August 2017 | ZE |
| Leucocytozoon sp. | Cx. pipiens biotype pipiens | 1 | June 2016 | TB |
| Leucocytozoon sp. | Cx. pipiens biotype pipiens | 2 | June 2017 | TB |
| Leucocytozoon sp. | Cx. pipiens biotype pipiens | 1 | September 2017 | TB |
| Leucocytozoon sp. | Cx. torrentium | 1 | June 2017 | TB |
| Leucocytozoon sp | An. maculipennis complex | 1 | July 2016 | ZE |
| Haemoproteus sp./Leucocytozoon sp. co-infection | Cx. pipiens biotype pipiens | 1 | May 2017 | TB |
| Haemoproteus sp./Leucocytozoon sp. co-infection | Cx. pipiens biotype pipiens | 1 | July 2017 | TB |
| Haemoproteus sp./Leucocytozoon sp. co-infection | Cx. pipiens biotype pipiens | 1 | August 2017 | ZE |
| Plasmodium sp./Leucocytozoon sp. co-infection | Cx. pipiens biotype pipiens | 1 | June 2016 | TB |
1ZE, Zoological Garden Eberswalde
2TB, Tierpark Berlin