From: Role of mustelids in the life-cycle of ixodid ticks and transmission cycles of four tick-borne pathogens
Species
Meles meles
Mustela putorius
Martes martes
Martes foina
Animals screened for ticks (n)
123
385
53
76
Animals without ticks (n, %)
84
68%
201
52%
8
15%
36
47%
Animals with 80% of ticks (n, %)
15
12%
58
10
19%
14
18%