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Table 3 Collection data by province for I. scapularis ticks submitted through passive surveillance in 2012

From: The prevalence of Borrelia miyamotoi infection, and co-infections with other Borrelia spp. in Ixodes scapularis ticks collected in Canada

Province

Total no. ticks

Instar*

State of engorgement †

Host

  

Larvae

Nymphs

Adults

Unfed

Fed

Dog

Cat

Human

Other

AB

87

  

87

 

87

78

9

  

MB

170

 

13

152

51

115

98

16

53

1

ON

2591

4

97

2482

1397

1183

445

28

2102

7

NB

366

 

14

350

76

285

187

21

123

7

NL

33

 

1

32

3

30

20

10

3

 

NS

34

  

34

9

24

21

 

13

 

PEI

178

 

1

176

8

168

139

28

11

 

QC

1479

 

13

1465

297

1179

919

129

427

3

Total

4938

4

139

4778

1841

3071

1907

241

2732

18

  1. *Of the adult ticks 61 were males the rest females and for 17 ticks the instar was not recorded.
  2. †For 26 ticks the state of engorgement was not recorded.
  3. AB = Alberta, MB = Manitoba, ON = Ontario, NB = New Brunswick, NL = Newfoundland & Labrador, NS = Nova Scotia, PEI = Prince Edward Island, QC = Quebec, Ap = A. phagocytophilum, Bb = B. burgdorferi and Bm = B. miyamotoi.