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Spleen samples were collected from 129 animals and tested for the presence of <jats:italic>Babesia<\/jats:italic> spp. and <jats:italic>Hepatozoon<\/jats:italic> spp. by PCR. In total, 79\/129 (61.2%) of the tested foxes were positive for H. canis, while the presence of two Babesia species was confirmed: <jats:italic>B. vulpes<\/jats:italic> (37\/129, 28.7%) and <jats:italic>B. canis<\/jats:italic> (1\/129, 0.8%). Coinfection with <jats:italic>B. vulpes<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>H. canis<\/jats:italic> was present in 26\/129 (20.2%) foxes and one animal (1\/129, 0.8%) was co-infected by <jats:italic>B. canis<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>H. canis<\/jats:italic>. 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