Table 2 Prevalence of pathogens in ticks from domestic dogs in Latvia

Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. group, total

10.7 (8.4–13.46)

0 (0–16.31)

0 (0–14.76)

9.8 (7.72–12.39)

B. garinii

1.7 (0.89–3.18)

0 (0–16.31)

0 (0–14.76)

1.6 (0.82–2.93)

B. afzelii

3.6 (2.35–5.49)

0 (0–16.31)

0 (0–14.76)

3.3 (2.16–5.05)

B. valaisiana

1.4 (0.65–2.74)

0 (0–16.31)

0 (0–14.76)

1.3 (0.6–2.52)

B. spielmanii

1.4 (0.65–2.74)

0 (0–16.31)

0 (0–14.76)

1.3 (0.6–2.52)

B. burgdorferi s. l. group, mix of two genotypes

2.6 (1.53–4.25)

0 (0–16.31)

0 (0–14.76)

2.4 (1.41–3.91)

Borrelia miyamotoi

1.0 (0.42–2.29)

0 (0–16.31)

0 (0–14.76)

1.0 (0.38–2.11)

A. phagocytophilum

6.0 (4.34–8.28)

0 (0–16.31)

0 (0–14.76)

5.5 (3.99–7.62)

Babesia, total

4.0 (2.62–5.90

0 (0–16.31)

14.8 (5.3–33.1)

4.3 (2.93–6.17)

B. canis

1.0 (0.42–2.29) †

0 (0–16.31)

14.8 (5.3–33.1)

1.6 (0.82–2.93)

B. microti

1.6 (0.77–2.96)

0 (0–16.31)

0 (0–14.76)

1.4 (0.71–2.73)

B. venatorum

1.2 (0.53–2.52)

0 (0–16.31)

0 (0–14.76)

1.1 (0.49–2.32)

B. capreoli

0.2 (0.01–1.07)

0 (0–16.31)

0 (0–14.76)

0.2 (0.01–0.98)

Rickettsia, total

24.3 (20.95–27.92)

8.3 (1.16–27.0)

11.1 (3.03–28.88)

23.1 (19.98–26.55)

R. helvetica

23.6 (20.3–27.2) †

8.3 (1.16–27.0

0 (0–14.76) †

22.0 (18.93–25.39)

R. monacensis

0.5 (0.1–1.58)

0 (0–16.31)

0 (0–14.76)

0.5 (0.09–1.46)

R. raoultii

0.2 (0.01–1.07) †

0 (0–16.31)

11.1 (3.03–28.88) †

0.6 (0.18–1.68)

Ticks analysed

581

24

27

632