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Table 3 Prevalencea of Rickettsia spp. in rodent-attached ticks from three habitat types in Slovakia

From: Molecular evidence of Rickettsia spp. in ixodid ticks and rodents in suburban, natural and rural habitats in Slovakia

Habitat

I. ricinus

H. concinna

I. trianguliceps

D. reticulatus

Year

L

N

A

L

A

L

N

L

Suburban (Total)

29/505 (5.7)

3/21

(14.3)

 

0/22

0/1

0/2

0/2

 

2012

18/213

(8.5%)

  

0/17

    

2013

1/30

(3.3)

3/21

(14.3)

  

0/1

   

2014

10/262

(3.8)

  

0/5

 

0/2

0/2

 

Natural (Total)

15/400

(3.8)

0/6

0/1

0/34

0/3

  

0/1

2012

12/169

(7.1)

0/1

0/1

0/16

0/3

   

2013

1/5

(20.0)

       

2014

2/226

(0.9)

0/5

 

0/18

   

0/1

Rural (Total)

6/88

(6.8)

0/3

 

0/1

    

2012

3/43

(7.0)

0/1

      

2013

3/45

(6.7)

0/2

 

0/1

    

Total

50/993

(5.0)

3/30

(10.0)

0/1

0/57

0/4

0/2

0/2

0/1

  1. Abbreviations: A adults, L larvae, N nymphs
  2. aNo. of Rickettsia-positive/no. of tested ticks (percentage of Rickettsia-positive ticks %)