Research Article

Biogeography of Tick-Borne Bhanja Virus (Bunyaviridae) in Europe

Table 3

Bhanja virus—prediction of occurrence in European countries.

Country (area)Proportion of the 180 bioindicator spp. (%)BHAV presence

Italy100demonstrated
Yugoslavia (former)100demonstrated
Bulgaria100demonstrated
Greece97probable
France (south)97probable
Sicily94probable
Albania94probable
Romania94demonstrated
Spain92probable
Hungary91probable
European Turkey91probable
Ukraine (southern)89probable
Slovakia (southern)84demonstrated
Switzerland (Tessin)83probable
Austria (southeast)82probable
Corsica79probable
Sardinia77probable
Germany (southern)74probable
Moldova69probable
European Russia (south)68probable
Portugal66demonstrated
Crete59possible
Belgium51improbable
Czechland47improbable
Poland46improbable
Great Britain43improbable
The Netherlands33improbable
Belarus26improbable
Sweden18improbable
Denmark17improbable
Ireland14improbable
Lithuania8improbable
Norway7improbable
Latvia6improbable
Estonia6improbable
Finland3improbable
Iceland1improbable