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Table 4 Prevalence of developmental stages by tick species (number and percentage of all collected)

From: Tick parasites of rodents in Romania: host preferences, community structure and geographical distribution

Tick species

Number of rodents infested

Host with adults

Host with nymphs

Host with larvae

Ixodes ricinus

87 (20.57)

6 (6.90)

28 (32.18)

64 (73.56)

Ixodes redikorzevi

30 (7.09)

12 (40.00)

23 (76.67)

0 (0.00)

Ixodes laguri

1 (0.24)

1 (100.0)

0 (0.00)

0 (0.00)

Ixodes apronophorus

2 (0.47)

0 (0.00)

0 (0.00)

2 (100)

Ixodes trianguliceps

1 (0.24)

1 (100)

0 (0.00)

1 (100)

Dermacentor marginatus

1 (0.24)

1 (100)

0 (0.00)

0 (0.00)

Rhipicephalus sanguineus

2 (0.47)

0 (0.00)

2 (100)

1 (50.00)

Haemaphysalis sulcata

1 (0.24)

0 (0.00)

0 (0.00)

1 (100)

Total

125 (29.55)*

21 (16.80)

53 (42.40)

69 (55.20)

  1. *2 animals with polyspecific infestation.