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Table 3 Pathogens and their prevalence (P) detected in 193 adult Ixodes ricinus from 2006 to 2008 in north-eastern Italy, permanent and temporary sites positives and year of detection.

From: Occurrence and identification of risk areas of Ixodes ricinus-borne pathogens: a cost-effectiveness analysis in north-eastern Italy

Pathogens [accession numbers]

pos.

ticks

P

perm.

sites

n = 5

temp.

sites

n = 26

year of detection

     

2006

2007

2008

     

n = 43

n = 83

n = 67

Borrelia burgdorferi s.l.

34

17.6%

     

   B. valaisiana [GU581273]

12

6.2%

2

3

x

x

x

   B. afzelii [GU581269, GU581270]

10

5.2%

2

2

x

x

x

   B. garinii [GU581274-GU581277]

8

4.1%

1

3

x

x

-

   B. burgdorferi s.s. [GU581271, GU581272]

6

3.1%

2

3

x

x

x

Rickettsia helvetica* [JQ669952, JQ669953]

25

13.1%

4

5

x

x

x

Ca. Neoehrlichia mikurensis* [JQ669946]

20

10.5%

3

3

x

x

x

R. monacensis* [JQ669950, JQ669951]

7

3.7%

-

3

x

-

-

TBE flavivirus [JQ669945]

4

2.1%

1

-

-

x

-

Anaplasma phagocytophilum [JQ669947,

JQ669948, JQ669949]

3

1.5%

2

1

-

x

-

Bartonella spp.

2

1.0%

2

-

-

x

-

Babesia EU1 (B. venatorum)* [JQ669954]

1

0.5%

1

-

-

-

x

Total

77

39.9%

5

9

   
  1. GenBank accession numbers are also reported.
  2. * adult tested 191