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Table 1 Detection frequencies of analysed tick species

From: Pathogens in ticks collected from dogs in Berlin/Brandenburg, Germany

Tick species

Babesiaspp. (95% CIa)

A. phago-cytophilum(95% CI)

CandidatusNeo-ehrlichia mikurensis (95% CI)

Rickettsiaspp. (95% CI)

Borreliaspp. (95% CI)

I. ricinus

2.5 (0.92-5.54) n = 200

6.5 (4.9-8.4) n = 774

4.3 (3.0-5.9) n = 774

61.0 (54.2-67.5) n = 205

11.6 (9.5-14.0) n = 768

I. hexagonus

3 (0.77-7.95) n = 100

3.9 (1.6-8.0) n = 152

5.9 (2.9-10.6) n = 152

44.4 (36.6-52.4) n = 151

11.2 (6.9-17.0) n = 152

D. reticulatus

0 (0.00-1.51) n = 197

n. d.b

n. d.

39.3 (33.7-45.2) n = 272

n. d.

  1. a95% confidence interval.
  2. bnot determined.