Fig. 4From: Combination of microbiome analysis and serodiagnostics to assess the risk of pathogen transmission by ticks to humans and animals in central Germanya Geographical map of the federal state of Hesse (Germany) displaying the locations of feeding-tick collections. The red marks represent the locations where the ticks were collected. From top to bottom, numbers in red: 1, North Hesse; 2, Mid-west Hesse; 3, Greater metropolitan area Frankfurt am Main; 4, South Hesse. The base map was generated using EasyMap 11.0 © Lutum+Tappert DV-Beratung GmbH. b Distribution of sampled ticks and their hosts in relation to their location. From top to bottom: 1, North Hesse; 2, Mid-west Hesse; 3; Greater metropolitan area Frankfurt am Main; 4, South Hesse. c Map of Europe with exact location of Hesse tagged. d Fractions of all animals examined in this study: dogs, roe deer, cat, raccoon, fox, wisent and boarsBack to article page