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Table 4 Summary of total number (No) of positive samples (S)/(%) positive S/No of ticks in samples positive for A. phagocytophilum and R. helvetica /(min-max infection rate %) for each tick stage and whole material from coastal (L+B+T+N) and inland (A+V+L) localities.

From: Detection and prevalence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Rickettsia helvetica in Ixodes ricinus ticks in seven study areas in Sweden

  Larvae Nymph Adult Male Adult Female TOTAL
COASTAL AREAS      
Total: No T (No S) 47 (6) 653 (52) 20 (6) 20 (6) 740 (70)
No Ap pos 0 12/(23.1)/151/(1.8-23.1) 0 0 13/(18.6)/152/(1.8-20.5)
No Rh pos 1/(16)/15/(2.1-31.9) 10/(19.2)/120/(1.5-18.4) 0 0 11/(15.7)/135/(1.5-18.2)
INLAND      
Total: No T (No S) 157/(16) 310/(39) 18 (7) 20 (7) 505 (69)
No Ap pos 0 4/(10.3)/35/(1.3-25.9) 0 0 5/(7,2)/42/(1.0-8.3)
No Rh pos 1/(6.3)/20/(0.6-12.7) 6/(15.4)/56/(1.9-18.1) 1/(14.3)/4/(5.5-22.2) 0 8/(11.5)/80/(1.6-15.8)
  1. Rh = R. helvetica, Ap = A. phagocytophilum. For other abbreviations, see Table 2
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