Table 4 Mean prevalence (Prev, %) and mean intensity (Int, n) of tick species found on foxes according to the altitudinal regions
Altitude region | D. marginatus | I. canisuga | I. hexagonus | I. ricinus | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Prev | Int | Prev | Int | Prev | Int | Prev | Int | |
Lowlands | 14.5 | 3.4 | 9.2 | 6.1 | 36.0 | 13.8 | 17.1 | 1.7 |
Hilly | – | – | 4.6 | 9.4 | 72.0 | 29.3 | 16.1 | 7.8 |
Mountain | – | – | – | – | 15.8 | 10.3 | 27.8 | 1.6 |