Table 3 Borrelia species detected in adult and nymphal I. ricinus stage

Female

239

239

29/12.1

(8.0–16.3)

14/5.9

(2.9–8.9)

–

–

8/3.4

(1.1–5.7)

7/2.9

(0.8–5.1)

Male

232

232

28/12.1

(7.8–16.3)

12/5.2

(2.3–8.0)

5/2.2

(0.3–4.0)

4/1.7

(0–3.4)

7/3.0

(0.8–5.2)

Nymph

1936

213^a

64/3.3^b

(2.5–4.1)

34/1.8^b

(1.2–2.3)

1/0.1^b

(0.0–0.2)

13/0.7^b

(0.3–1.0)

16/0.8^b

(0.4–1.2)