Table 1 Seasonal distribution of A. phagocytophilum and Rickettsia spp. infected ticks collected in Hanover, Germany, in 2015
| Â | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anaplasma phagocytophilum a | ||||||||
 Adults | 4/95 (4.2) | 5/97 (5.2) | 6/95 (6.3) | 16/80 (20.0) | 2/75 (2.7) | 2/72 (2.8) | 6/59 (10.2) | 41/573 (7.2)* |
 Adult males | 2/53 (3.7) | 3/48 (6.3) | 2/51 (3.9) | 5/42 (11.9) | 1/37 (2.7) | 0/28 (0) | 1/27 (3.7) | 14/285 (4.9)* |
 Adult females | 2/43 (4.7) | 2/49 (4.1) | 4/44 (9.1) | 11/38 (28.9) | 1/38 (2.6) | 2/44 (4.5) | 5/32 (15.6) | 27/288 (9.4)* |
 Nymphs | 0/205 (0) | 0/203 (0) | 3/205 (1.5) | 20/220 (9.1) | 4/225 (1.8) | 3/228 (1.3) | 8/241 (3.3) | 38/1527 (2.4)* |
 Total | 4/300 (1.3)§ | 5/300 (1.7)§ | 9/300 (3.0)§ | 36/300 (12.0)§ | 6/300 (2.0)§ | 5/300 (1.7)§ | 14/300 (4.7)§ | 79/2100 (3.8) |
Rickettsia spp.a | ||||||||
 Adults | 33/95 (34.7) | 47/97 (48.5) | 35/95 (36.8) | 55/80 (68.8) | 53/75 (70.7) | 50/72 (69.4) | 37/59 (62.7) | 310/573 (54.1) |
 Adult males | 18/52 (34.6) | 24/48 (50.0) | 18/51 (35.3) | 28/42 (66.7) | 23/37 (62.2) | 21/28 (75.0) | 12/27 (44.4) | 144/285 (50.5) |
 Adult females | 15/43 (34.8) | 23/49 (46.9) | 17/44 (38.6) | 27/38 (71.1) | 30/38 (78.9) | 29/44 (65.9) | 25/32 (78.1) | 166/288 (57.6)** |
 Nymphs | 79/205 (38.5) | 81/203 (39.9) | 71/205 (34.6) | 133/220 (60.4) | 138/225 (61.3) | 129/228 (56.6) | 125/241 (51.9) | 756/1527 (49.5)** |
 Total | 112/300 (37.3)§§ | 128/300 (42.7)§§ | 106/300 (35.5)§§ | 188/300 (62.7)§§ | 191/300 (63.7)§§ | 179/300 (59.7)§§ | 162/300 (54.0)§§ | 1066/2100 (50.8) |