Table 6 Number of tick species identified and number and percentage of positive samples of each tick species for one or more pathogens
Tick species (n) | Number of ticks positive for pathogens (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Rickettsia spp. | Borrelia spp. | Anaplasma spp. | |
Ixodes ricinus (1009) | 68 | 23 | 6 |
Ixodes hexagonus (13) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ixodes frontalis (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ixodes acuminatus(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ixodes spp. (158) | 6 | 2 | 0 |
Rhipicephalus sanguineus (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Rhiphicephalus spp. (6) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dermacentor marginatus (6) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Amblyomma parvum (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Haemaphisalys punctata (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hyalomma marginatum (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Not determined (89) | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Total (1290) | Total 76 | Total 32 | Total 6 |