Table 2 Distribution of B. burgdorferi s.l.-infected ticks (positives/total ticks) at different collection sites in the city of Hanover in 2010

Adults

6/21

9/22

12/35

10/27

20/42

18/46

14/44

19/53

8/36

8/46

(%)

(28.6)

(40.9)

(34.3)

(37.0)

(47.6)

(39.1)

(31.8)

(35.8)

(22.2)

(17.4)

q*

0

1

2

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

Adult males

2/12

2/6

7/17

4/16

7/19

11/28

5/21

10/27

6/26

4/24

(%)

(16.7)

(33.3)

(41.2)

(25.0)

(36.8)

(39.3)

(23.8)

(37.0)

(23.1)

(16.7)

q*

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

Adult females

4/9

7/16

5/18

6/11

13/23

7/18

9/23

9/26

2/10

4/22

(%)

(44.4)

(43.8)

(27.8)

(54.5)

(56.5)

(38.9)

(39.1)

(34.6)

(20.0)

(18.2)

q*

0

1

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

Nymphs

57/186

36/182

56/170

25/182

32/168

26/161

20/148

30/148

36/171

26/164

(%)

(30.6)

(19.8)

(32.9)

(13.7)

(19.0)

(16.1)

(13.5)

(20.3)

(21.1)

(15.9)

q*

4

2

3

2

3

3

3

2

1

2

Larvae

0/3

3/6

1/5

0/1

0/0

1/1

0/1

1/9

2/3

0/0

(%)

(0.0)

(50.0)

(20.0)

(0.0)

n.a.**

(100.0)

(0.0)

(11.1)

(66.7)

n.a.**

q*

0

1

1

0

0

1

0

0

2

0

Total

63/210

48/210

69/210

35/210

52/210

45/210

34/210

50/210

46/210

34/210

(%)

(30.0)

(22.9)

(32.9)

(16.7)

(24.8)

(21.4)

(16.2)

(23.8)

(21.9)

(16.2)

q*

4

4

6

2

3

5

4

2

3

2