No. of dogs according to mode of keeping | No. of badgers (n = 5) | No. of ixodid ticks | ||||
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Hunting in forest (n = 6) | Frequently in forest (n = 6) | Other (n = 78) | Ixodes canisuga (n = 27) | Ixodes hexagonus (n = 6) | ||
“Babesia sp. Meles-Hu1” | 4 (66.7%) | 1 (16.7%) | 1 (1.3%) | 5 (100%) | 18 (66.7%) | 0 |
Babesia canis | 0 | 0 | 5 (6.4%) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Babesia-negative | 2 (33.3%) | 5 (83.3%) | 72 (92.3%) | 0 | 9 (33.3%) | 6 (100%) |