Table 3.
Overview of the results from the screening of tick-borne pathogens. Only tests where the positive control for I. ricinus DNA was validated are depicted. # Raccoon dogs in parenthesis denote how many raccoon dogs the positive larvae and nymphs stemmed from. None of the ticks tested positive for B. afzelii, B. garinii, B. burgdorferi sensu stricto, B. spielmanii, B. valaisiana, B. lusitaniae, B. divergens, B. microti, B. canis, B. henselae, C. burnetii or F. tularensis.
| Pathogen | # larvae testeda | #positive larvae (# raccoon dogs) | # nymphs testedb | # positive nymphs (#raccoon dogs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anaplasma phagocytophilum | 127 | 10 (3) | 22 | 7 (1) |
| Babesia canis | 127 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Babesia divergens | 127 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Babesia microti | 127 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Babesia venatorum | 127 | 1 (1) | 22 | 0 |
| Bartonella henselae | 127 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Borrelia spp. | 127 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Borrelia miyamotoi | 127 | 1 (1) | 22 | 0 |
| Coxiella burnetii | 127 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Francisella tularensis | 127 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Neoehrlichia mikurensis | 127 | 1 (1) | 22 | 2 (1) |
| Rickettsia helvetica | 127 | 17 (8) | 22 | 5 (2) |
a
Stemmed from 13 raccoon dogs.
b
Stemmed from 3 raccoon dogs.