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Table 1 Tick burden of the different mustelid species

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

15%

10

19%

14

18%