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Table 1 Prevalence of Babesia spp. in host seeking Ixodes ricinus ticks

From: Prevalence and diversity of Babesia spp. in questing Ixodes ricinus ticks from Norway

Map ID

Location

Year

No

Nymphs

Female

Male

1

Mølen**

2006

50(1)

7

18(1)

25

2

Løvøya**

2006

60

14

23

23

3

Hvasser**

2006

23(1)

11

8(1)

4

4

Jomfruland

2006**

91

75

8

8

  

2007

120

60

50

10

  

2008

94

25

29

40

5

Risør

2006

59 (1)

22

19

18(1)

6

Tvedestrand

2006

46 (1)

19

10

17(1)

  

2007

70(1)

5

35

30(1)

7

Hinnebu

2006

106(2)

32(2)

42

32

  

2007

105(3)

5(1)

48 (2)

52

  

2008

58(1)

0

32

26(1)

8

Tromøy

2006

41(2)

6

24(2)

11

  

2007

37

5

13

19

9

Tjore

2006

24

16

4

4

  

2007

48

7

19

22

  

2008

52

14

24

14

10

Odderøya

2007

76(1)

0

30(1)

46

11

Søgne

2007

25

14

16

5

12

Lista

2007

60

0

28

32

13

Etne

2007

48

48

0

0

14

Mundheim

2007

46(1)

33(1)

8

5

15

Brekke

2006

9

3

2

4

16

Hermansverk

2007

48

11

33

4

17

Utvik

2007

48(1)

0

22

26(1)

18

Hellesylt

2007

9

1

5

3

19

Stranda

2007

58

29

13

16

20

Surnadal

2007

49

0

33

16

21

Tippheia, Hitra

2006

97(1)

89(1)

5

3

  

2007

58

0

18

40

  

2008

46

34

5

7

22

Fjellværsøy, Hitra

2006

64

56

2

6

  

2007

83

60

23

0

Total in 22 locations

1908

701

639

568

Positive ticks (n)/%

(17)/0.9%

(5)/0.7%

(7)/1.1%

(5)/0.9%

  1. *In parenthesis the number of ticks with Babesia spp.
  2. ** Radzijevskaja et al. 2008.