Table 5 The prevalence of TBPs in selected ticks attached to rodents, 2015–2017, Saxony, Germany

I. ricinus

 Larvae^a

342 (108)

9.3% (10) [4.9–16.4]

32.4% (35) [24.3–41.7]

7.4% (8) [3.6–14.1]

40.7% (44) [31.9–50.2]

 Nymphs

53

11.3% (6) [4.9–22.9]

32.1% (17) [21.0–45.5]

17% (9) [9.0–29.51]

28.3% (15) [17.9–41.7]

D. reticulatus

 Larvae^a

9 (5)

0

40% (2) [11.6–77.1]

0

20% (1) [2.0–64.0]

 Nymphs

51

0

35.3% (18) [23.6–49.1]

9.8% (5) [3.8–21.4]

78.4% (40) [65.2–87.7]