Table 1 Prevalence of ‘ Candidatus Rickettsia vini’ in Ixodes arboricola in the North of Spain, 2011–2013
Species of birds (No. of specimens) | Location | Ticks No./stage | Prevalence of ‘ Ca. R. vini’ (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L | N | F | |||
Cholis cholis (1) | Ribafrecha (42°21N; 2°24′W) | 2L | 100 | ||
Cyanistes caeruleus (7) | Eulate (42°46′N; 2°12′W) | 3L; 8N*; 3F | 100 | 86 | 100 |
Parus major (4) | Eulate | 10L*;27N | 100 | 93 | |
Poecile palustris (2) | Eulate | 2L;1N | 100 | 100 | |