From: Molecular identification of Borrelia spirochetes in questing Ixodes ricinus from northwestern Spain
Borrelia burgdorferi (s.l.) | Relapsing fever Borrelia | ||
---|---|---|---|
Nymphsa | Positive ticks | 26/192 (18.8%) | 2/192 (1.0%) |
Positive pools | 45/73 (61.6%) | 0/73 (0) | |
MIR | 45/730 (6.2%) | 0/730 (0) | |
Adult malesb | Positive ticks | 15/96 (15.6%) | 1/96 (1.0%) |
Positive pools | 12/32 (37.5%) | 1/32 (3.1%) | |
MIR | 12/143 (8.4%) | 1/143 (0.7%) | |
Adult femalesb | Positive ticks | 31/96 (32.3%) | 1/96 (1.0%) |
Positive pools | 28/37 (75.7%) | 0/37 (0) | |
MIR | 28/175 (16.0%) | 0/175 (0) |