Table 3 Infection rate and 95% confidence interval (CI) of N. mikurensis, A. phagocytophilum and B. burgdorferi s.l. in I. ricinus ticks from sampling sites in Slovakia
Site | No. of ticks tested | N. mikurensis | % | CI | A. phagocytophilum | % | CI | B. burgdorferi s.l. | % | CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Northeast- Bardejov | 179 | 8 | 4.47 | (1.95-8.62) | 3 | 1.68 | (0.35–4.82) | 8 | 4.47 | (1.95–8.62) |
1 Smilno | 9 | 1 | 11.11 | (0.28–48.25) | 0 | 0.00 | (0.00–33.63) | 3 | 33.33 | (7.49–70.07) |
2 Tročany | 31 | 2 | 6.45 | (0.79–21.42) | 0 | 0.00 | (0.00–11.22) | 3 | 9.68 | (2.04–25.75) |
3 Raslavice | 22 | 1 | 4.55 | (0.12–22.84) | 1 | 4.55 | (0.12–22.84) | 1 | 4.55 | (0.12–22.84) |
4 Poštárka | 75 | 3 | 4.00 | (0.84–11.25) | 2 | 2.67 | (0.32–9.30) | 0 | 0.00 | (0.00–4.80) |
5 B. kúpele | 42 | 1 | 2.38 | (0.06–12.57) | 0 | 0.00 | (0.00–8.41) | 1 | 2.38 | (0.06–12.57) |
Southeast- Košice | 491 | 8 | 1.63 | (0.71-3.19) | 15 | 3.05 | (1.72–4.99) | 60 | 12.22 | (9.46–15.45) |
6 Adlerova | 261 | 5 | 1.92 | (0.62–4.41) | 10 | 3.83 | (1.85–6.93) | 47 | 18.01 | (13.5–23.22) |
7 Anička | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | (0.00–45.93) | 0 | 0.00 | (0.00–45.93) | 1 | 16.67 | (0.42–64.12) |
8 Botanical garden | 79 | 0 | 0.00 | (0.00–4.56) | 0 | 0.00 | (0.00–4.56) | 4 | 5.06 | (1.40–12.46) |
9 Verejný cintorín | 54 | 0 | 0.00 | (0.00–6.60) | 0 | 0.00 | (0.00–6.60) | 1 | 1.85 | (0.04–9.89) |
10 Jazero | 91 | 3 | 3.30 | (0.69–9.33) | 5 | 5.49 | (1.81–12.36) | 7 | 7.69 | (3.15–15.21) |
Total | 670 | 16 | 2.39 | (1.37–3.85) | 18 | 2.69 | (1.60–4.21) | 68 | 10.15 | (7.97–12.69) |