Table 1.

The hosts harbouring strains with zoonotic potential and their geographical origin

Common name	Scientific name	Origin	Genetic group (gene)	References
Bison	Bison bonasus	PO	Cluster I (ankA)	[19, 21]
Cow	Bos taurus	NO, EE
Cat	Felis catus	AT, CH
Chamois	Rupicapra rupicapra	SI
Dog	Canis familiaris	CH, DE, DK, ES, FR, SE, SI, SK
Hedgehogs	Erinaceus europaeus	DE
Horse	Equus caballus	CH, DE, DK, NL
Human	Homo sapiens	SI
Red deer	Cervus elaphus	DE, PO, SI
Red fox	Vulpes vulpes	DE
Sheep	Ovis aries	DE, NO
Wild boar	Sus scrofa	SI
Brown bear	Ursus arctos	SI	Genotype I (msp4)	[22, 32]
Dog	Canis familiaris	SI
Donkey	Equus africanus asinus	DE
Horse	Equus caballus	DE
Human	Homo sapiens	SI
Wild boar	Sus scrofa	SI
Alpine ibex	Capra ibex	AT	Ecotype I (groEL)	[16, 145]
Beech marten	Martes foina	BE
Badger	Meles meles	BE
Brown bear	Ursus arctos	HR, SI
Caw	Bos taurus	FR, DE, NL, CH
Cat	Felis catus	FI
Chamois	Rupicapra rupicapra	AT, HR, SI
Common blackbird	Turdus merula	CZ
Dog	Canis familiaris	AL, HR, FI, DE, HU, IT, SI
European hare	Lepus europaeus	HR
European polecat	Mustela putorius	BE
Fallow deer	Dama dama	DE, NL, SK
Gray wolf	Canis lupus	HR
Hedgehogs	Erinaceus europaeus	CZ, DE, HU
Horse	Equus caballus	HR, CZ, FR, DE, IT, NL, SE
Human	Homo sapiens	AT, BE, NL, PO, SI
Mouflon	Ovis musimon	AT, HR, DE, NL, SK
Mouse	Alces alces	NO, SE
Red deer	Cervus elaphus	AT, HR, DE, NL, NO, PO, SI, ES
Red fox	Vulpes vulpes	HR, DE, NL
Red squirrel	Sciurus vulgaris	CZ
Roe deer	Capreolus capreolus	HR, FR, DE, NL, PO, SI, CH
Sheep	Ovis aries	HR, FR, NL, NO, GB
Sika deer	Cervus nippon	DE
Wild boar	Sus scrofa	HR, NL, SI, SK
Wild goat	Capra aegagrus	DE, NL, GB, CH
Only in vectors	I. ricinus	EE, LU, PT

Abbreviations: AT, Austria; BE, Belgium; CZ, Czech Republic; DE, Germany; DK, Denmark; EE, Estonia; ES, Spain; FI, Finland; FR, France; GB, UK; HR, Croatia; HU, Hungary; IT, Italy; LU, Luxembourg; NL, Netherlands; PO, Poland; PT, Portugal; SE, Sweden; SI, Slovenia; SK, Slovakia; AL, Albania; CH, Switzerland; NO, Norway