Table 2 Pathogen species and number of homogeneous tick pools positive for each species, Minimum Infection Rate (MIR), and MIR confidence intervals (CI) at 95% are reported below
Species | Positive Pools | D. marginatus | I. canisuga | I. hexagonus | I. ricinus | R. sanguineus group | H. punctata | Query Coverage | Max Identity | GenBank Accession Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. canis | 6; (0.4%; 0.2–0.8%) |  |  |  |  | 6 (0.6%; 0.3–1.4%) |  | 100% | 100% | MK571831 |
B. capreoli | 56; (3.6%; 2.7–4.6%) |  |  | 9 (9.4%; 5.0–16.9%) | 35 (6.8%; 4.9–9.3%) | 12 (1.3%; 0.7–2.2%) |  | 100% | 99–100% | KX839234 |
B. capreoli/divergens | 9; (0.6%; 0.3–1.1%) |  |  |  | 8 (1.6%; 0.8–3.0%) | 1 (0.1%; 0.0–0.6%) |  | 60–90% | 87–100% | KX839234 |
B. microti | 38; (2.4%; 1.8–3.3%) | 1 (5%; 9.5–90.6%) |  | 3 (3.1%; 1.1–8.8%) | 12 (2.3%; 1.3–4.0%) | 22 (2.3%; 1.5–3.5%) |  | 94–100% | 99–100% | MG182158 FJ608739 |
B. microti-Munich type | 4; (0.3%; 0.1–0.7%) |  |  |  |  | 4 (0.4%; 0.2–1.1%) |  | 100% | 100% | AB071177 |
Babesia spp. | 69; (4.4%; 3.5–5.5%) |  | 1 (100%; 20.7–100%) | 3 (3.1%; 1.1–8.8%) | 14 (2.7%; 1.6–4.5%) | 51 (5.4%; 4.1–7.0%) |  | 100% | 100% | KJ486571/ KT182986/KY290979/ KJ486571 |
B. venatorum | 119; (7.5%; 6.3–9.0%) |  |  | 4 (41.7%; 1.6–10.2%) | 54 (10.5%; 8.1–13.4%) | 61 (6.4%; 5.0–8.2%) |  | 100% | 100% | KX857480 / MF510178 |
B. vogeli | 10; (0.6%; 0.3–1.2%) |  |  |  |  | 10 (1.1%; 0.6–1.9%) |  | 100% | 100% | KY290979 |
B. vulpes n. sp. | 12; (0.8%; 0.4–1.3%) |  |  | 3 (3.1%; 1.1–8.8%) | 7 (1.4%; 0.7–2.8%) | 2 (0.2%; 0.1–0.8%) |  | 100% | 98% | KT223483 / FJ608737 |
T. buffeli/ sergenti/orientalis | 51; (3.2%; 2.5–4.2%) |  |  | 2 (2.1%; 0.6–7.3%) | 13 (2.5%; 1.5–4.3%) | 36 (3.8%; 2.8–5.2%) |  | 95–100% | 98–100% | MH327771 |
T. cervi | 9; (0.6%; 0.3–1.1%) |  |  |  | 7 (1.46%; 0.7–2.8%) | 2 (0.2%; 0.1–0.8%) |  | 100% | 97% | MG041373 |
T. equi | 6; (0.4%; 0.2–0.8%) |  |  |  | 4 (0.8%; 0.3–2.0%) | 2 (0.2%; 0.1–0.8%) |  | 100% | 100% | KJ787768 |
T. ovis | 6; (0.4%; 0.2–0.8%) |  |  |  | 1 (0.2%; 0.0–1.1%) | 5 (0.5%; 0.2–1.2%) |  | 100% | 100% | KT851432 |
Theileria spp. | 3; (0.2%; 0.1–0.6%) |  |  |  | 1 (0.2%; 0.0–1.1%) | 2 (0.2%; 0.1–0.8%) |  | 100% | 97% | KF270741 |
A. ovis | 3; (0.2%; 0.1–0.6%) |  |  |  |  | 3 (0.3%; 0.1–0.9%) |  | 100% | 100% | MG869525 |
A. phagocytophilum | 80; (5.1%; 4.1–6.3%) |  |  | 4 (41.7%; 1.6–10.2%) | 59 (11.4%; 9.0–14.5%) | 17 (1.8%; 1.1–2.9%) |  | 98% | 100% | KY924885 / MG637125 / MH122891 / MK271308 |
A. platys | 13; (0.8%; 0.5–1.4%) |  |  | 1 (1.0%; 0.2–5.7%) | 6 (1.2%; 0.5–2.5%) | 6 (0.6%; 0.3–1.4%) |  | 100% | 100% | MH762081 |
Anaplasma spp. | 36; (2.3%; 1.7–3.1%) |  |  |  | 24 (4.7%; 3.2–6.8%) | 12 (1.3%; 0.7–2.2%) |  | 100% | 100% | KY924885 |
E. canis | 21; (1.3%; 0.9–2.0%) |  |  | 2 (2.1%; 0.6–7.3%) | 16 (3.1%; 1.9–5.0%) | 2 (0.2%; 0.1–0.8%) | 1 (33.3%; 6.2–79.2%) | 99% | 100% | KY594915 |
Ehrlichia spp. | 12; (0.8%; 0.4–1.3%) |  |  | 2 (2.1%; 0.6–7.3%) | 8 (1.6%; 0.8–3.0%) | 2 (0.2%; 0.1–0.8%) |  | 96–98% | 96–100% | MF142766 / LC120821 / AY098730 |
B. afzelii | 4; (0.3%; 0.1–0.7%) |  |  | 1 (1.0%; 0.2–5.7%) | 3 (0.6%; 0.2–1.7%) |  |  | 100% | 100% | KY213885 |
B. burgdorferi s.l. | 6; (0.4%; 0.2–0.8%) |  |  |  | 1 (0.2%; 0.0–1.1%) | 5 (0.5%; 0.2–1.2%) |  | 100% | 100% | KX646201 |