Table 3 Borrelia species distribution among qPCR-positive female I. ricinus from dogs and cats. Significant P-values (Bonferroni-corrected) are shown in bold
Borrelia species | Ticks from dogs % | Ticks from cats % | χ2 | df | P-value | Performed test |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. afzelii | 70/161 (43.5) | 91/204 (44.6) | 0.01 | 1 | 0.973 | Chi-square test |
B. garinii/B. bavariensis | 22/161 (13.7) | 19/204 (9.3) | 1.30 | 1 | 0.254 | Chi-square test |
B. burgdorferi s.s./ B. carolinensis | 13/161 (8.1) | 10/204 (4.9) | 1.04 | 1 | 0.307 | Chi-square test |
B. bissettiae | 0/161 (0.0) | 0/204 (0.0) |  |  |  |  |
B. kurtenbachii | 0/161 (0.0) | 0/204 (0.0) |  |  |  |  |
B. lusitaniae | 2/161 (1.2) | 6/204 (2.9) | n.a | n.a | 0.416 | Fisher’s exact test |
B. miyamotoi | 29/161 (18.0) | 32/204 (15.7) | 0.20 | 1 | 0.653 | Chi-square test |
B. spielmanii | 14/161 (8.7) | 49/204 (24.0) | 13.74 | 1 |  < 0.001 | Chi-square test |
B. valaisiana | 28/161 (17.4) | 20/204 (9.8) | 3.90 | 1 | 0.048 | Chi-square test |