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Table 1 Numbers and percentages of the different stages and sexes of I. ricinus removed from men and women

From: Ixodes ricinus ticks removed from humans in Northern Europe: seasonal pattern of infestation, attachment sites and duration of feeding

Tick stage

No. (%) of ticks removed from

Mena

Womenb

Adult female tick

206 (27)

281 (21)

Adult male tick

4 (1)

11 (1)

Nymph

536 (70)

983 (73)

Larva

15 (2)

74 (5)

Total ticks

761 (100)

1349 (100)

  1. an = 648 men.
  2. bn = 1122 women.