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Table 1 Prevalence of tick-borne pathogens in ticks feeding on hedgehogs

From: Presence of zoonotic agents in engorged ticks and hedgehog faeces from Erinaceus europaeus in (sub) urban areas

 

Ixodes hexagonus

Ixodes ricinus

 

n

%

n

%

B. burgdorferi s.l.

60/435

14

7/25

28

  B. afzelii

37/49

76

n.d.

-

  B. garinii

3/49

6

n.d.

-

  B. spielmani

7/49

14

n.d.

-

  B. burgdorferi s.s.

2/49

4

n.d.

-

B. miyamotoi

0/170

0

0/25

0

A. phagocytophilum*

74/277

27

6/25

24

Candidatus N. mikurensis**

0/251

0

0/25

0

  1. n.d. = not determined.
  2. *Our results (30/84) were compiled with data obtained from [40], where 44/193 I. hexagonus ticks were found positive for A. phagocytophilum.
  3. **Our results (0/84) were compiled with data from [17], where none of the 167 tested I. hexagonus ticks were found positive for Candidatus N. mikurensis.