Fig. 2.

Georeferenced findings of D. reticulatus and Babesia canis in the Czech Republic. a Morphologically confirmed records of D. reticulatus based on the received ticks, b findings based on photo reports (tentatively identified as D. reticulatus), c finding of B. canis DNA as revealed by PCR targeting partial 18S rDNA, d previous reports of D. reticulatus extracted from Široký et al. [26]. Green colour in a–c indicates reported travel history (of dogs) in the 2 weeks prior to the observation