Table 6 Distribution of animals from which multiple female I. ricinus were examined according to the number of positive ticks per host. The upper part of the table includes only engorged ticks, while all ticks are included in the lower part

A. phagocytophilum

 Hosts with two examined ticks

181/244

47/244

16/244

131/267

102/267

34/267

 Hosts with three examined ticks

9/17

5/17

2/17

1/17

11/33

9/33

9/33

4/33

 Hosts with four examined ticks

–

–

–

–

–

1/6

1/6

2/6

0/6

2/6

Borrelia spp.

 Hosts with two examined ticks

147/244

82/244

15/244

61/267

116/267

90/267

 Hosts with three examined ticks

10/17

6/17

1/17

0/17

5/33

9/33

14/33

5/33

 Hosts with four examined ticks

–

–

–

–

–

0/6

4/6

1/6

1/6

0/6

A. phagocytophilum

 Hosts with two examined ticks

280/412

99/412

33/412

193/391

143/391

55/391

 Hosts with three examined ticks

20/35

10/35

4/35

1/35

34/91

28/91

23/91

6/91

 Hosts with four examined ticks

2/3

0/3

1/3

0/3

0/3

2/7

2/7

2/7

1/7

0/7

 Hosts with five examined ticks

–

–

–

–

–

1/3

0/3

0/3

0/3

0/3

2/3

Borrelia spp.

 Hosts with two examined ticks

202/412

166/412

44/412

78/391

169/391

144/391

 Hosts with three examined ticks

15/35

11/35

8/35

1/35

12/91

21/91

38/91

20/91

 Hosts with four examined ticks

2/3

1/3

0/3

0/3

0/3

0/7

5/7

1/7

1/7

0/7

 Hosts with five examined ticks

–

–

–

–

–

1/3

1/3

0/3

1/3

0/3

0/3