Spatial and seasonal variation in the prevalence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in questing Ixodes ricinus ticks in Norway

Table 1 An overview of the prevalence (n infected) of A. phagocytophilum and Lyme Borreliosis Spirochate (LBS) positive adult male (M) and female (F) and nymphal ticks in May and August 2011 in Sogn & Fjordane, Norway

Month	Stage/sex	A. *phagocytophilum*	LBS	Both	n
May	Nymph	0.12 (50)	0.12 (51)	0.01 (6)	423
	Adult M	0.07 (2)	0.10 (3)		29
	Adult F	0.08 (2)	0.21 (5)		24
August	Nymph	0.05 (12)	0.09 (24)	0.004 (1)	263
	Adult M	0.03 (1)	0.13 (4)		32
	Adult F	0.11 (3)	0.22 (6)		27
		0.09 (70)	0.12 (93)	0.009 (7)	798

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