Serological differentiation of antibodies against Rickettsia helvetica, R. raoultii, R. slovaca, R. monacensis and R. felis in dogs from Germany by a micro-immunofluorescent antibody test

Table 2 Seropositivity for SFG Rickettsiae of the dogs with regard to number and association of the different rickettsial species

Number of rickettsial species with seropositivity in dogs	Rickettsial species					No. of positive animals (%)
	RH	RR	RS	RM	RF
One	x					165
		x				7
			x			4
				x		0
					x	0
Total						176 (70.4%)
Two	x	x				32
	x		x			2
	x			x		1
	x				x	20
		x			x	2
		x		x		1
		x	x			1
Total						59 (23.6%)
Three	x	x	x			4
	x	x		x		2
	x	x			x	7
	x		x		x	1
Total						14 (5.6%)
Four	x	x	x	x		1
Total						1 (0.4%)
					Total	250 (100.0%)

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