Table 2 Borrelia species distribution in infected I. ricinus ticks (n = 251) removed from humans
Borrelia species distribution | No of tested ticks | No of positive ticks)a, b | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. afzelii | B. garinii | B. burgdorferi | B. miyamotoi | B. valaisiana | B. lusitaniae | B. spielmanii | ||
Total | 251 | 164 (65.3; 59.3–71.0) | 22 (8.8; 5.7–12.7) | 27 (10.8; 7.4–15.0) | 21 (8.4; 5.4–12.3) | 13 (5.2; 2.9–8.4) | 1 (0.4; 0.0–1.8) | 3 (1.2; 0.3–3.2) |
Tick stage | ||||||||
Larvae | 3 | 2 (66.7; 17.7–96.1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (33.3; 3.9–82.3) | 0 |
Nymphs | 157 | 105 (66.9; 59.3–73.9) | 11 (7.0; 3.8–11.8) | 18 (11.5; 7.2–17.1) | 12 (7.6; 4.2–12.6) | 8 (5.1; 2.4–9.4) | 0 | 3 (1.9; 0.5–5.0) |
Adults | 91 | 57 (62.6; 52.4–72.1) | 11 (12.1; 6.6–19.9) | 9 (9.9; 5.0–17.3) | 9 (9.9; 5.0–17.3) | 5 (5.5; 2.1–11.6) | 0 | 0 |