Table 2 Summary of the examined parameters for the five studied ungulate species and tick stage
Parameters | Feeding larvae | Feeding nymphs | Feeding females | Non–feeding males | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Infestation prevalence (95% CI)a | ||||||||
Fallow deer | 0.18 (0.11–0.26) | a | 0.97 (0.91–0.99) | a | 0.95 (0.81–0.99) | a | 0.60 (0.40–0.77) | a |
Moose | 0.00b | a,b | 0.39 (0.13–0.73) | b,c | 0.98 (0.81–1.00) | a | 1.00b | b |
Red deer | 0.04 (0.00–0.10) | b | 0.66 (0.40–0.85) | b | 0.97 (0.88–0.99) | a | 0.98 (0.90–0.99) | c |
Roe deer | 0.10 (0.00–0.21) | a,b | 0.94 (0.81–0.99) | a | 0.96 (0.78–0.99) | a | 0.84 (0.59–0.95) | a,c |
Wild boar | 0.00b | b | 0.17 (0.07–0.36) | c | 0.03 (0.01–0.17) | b | 0.04 (0.01–0.16) | d |
Infestation intensity (95% CI)a | ||||||||
Fallow deer | 2.47 (1.79–3.84) | a | 8.89 (5.80–13.62) | a | 3.88 (2.50–6.03) | a | ||
Moose | 0.00 | –d | 1.43 (0.50–4.10) | a | ||||
Red deer | 2.50 (2.00–3.00) | a | 2.07 (0.54–7.89) | a | 5.49 (3.44–8.76) | a | ||
Roe deer | 2.33 (1.00–3.33) | a | 3.96 (1.63–9.63) | a | 3.93 (2.30–6.71) | a | ||
Wild boar | 0.00 | –d | –d | |||||
Tick burden (95% CI) | ||||||||
Fallow deer | 0.44 (0.17–1.07) | a | 8.62 (4.91–14.33) | a | 3.67 (1.83–6.37) | a | ||
Moose | 0.00 b | – | 1.40 (0.32–4.77) | a | ||||
Red deer | 0.10 (0.00–0.30) | b | 1.37 (0.17–8.32) | a | 5.33 (2.73–9.37) | a | ||
Roe deer | 0.23 (0.00–0.96) | a,b | 3.72 (1.12–10.83) | a | 3.77 (1.53–7.25) | a | ||
Wild boar | 0.00 | b | – | – | ||||
Infection prevalence Anaplasma phagocytophilum (95% CI)a | ||||||||
Fallow deer | 0.79 (0.62–0.88) | a | 0.87 (0.77–0.93) | a | ||||
Moose | 0.00c | a,b | –e | |||||
Red deer | 1.00c | a | 0.87 (0.64–0.96) | a | ||||
Roe deer | 0.00c | b | 0.76 (0.54–0.89) | a | ||||
Wild boar | – | –e | ||||||
Infection intensity Anaplasma phagocytophilum (95% CI) | ||||||||
Fallow deer | 0.35 (0.09–0.98) | a | 7.50 (3.48–13.78) | a | ||||
Moose | 0.00 | b | – | |||||
Red deer | 0.10 (0.00–0.36) | a,b | 1.19 (0.08–8.95) | a | ||||
Roe deer | 0.00 | b | 2.83 (0.50–10.56) | a | ||||
Wild boar | 0.00 | b | – | |||||
Infection prevalence Borrelia burgdorferi (s.l.) (95% CI)a | ||||||||
Fallow deer | 0.04 (0.00–0.10) | a | 0.04 (0.02–0.06) | a | ||||
Moose | 0.00c | a | –e | |||||
Red deer | 0.20 (0.00–0.40) | a | 0.04 (0.01–0.12) | a | ||||
Roe deer | 0.00c | a | 0.04 (0.01–0.09) | a | ||||
Wild boar | – | –e | ||||||
Infection intensity Borrelia burgdorferi (s.l.) (95% CI) | ||||||||
Fallow deer | 0.02 (0.00–0.15) | a | 0.31 (0.09–0.89) | a | ||||
Moose | 0.00 | a | – | |||||
Red deer | 0.02 (0.00–0.22) | a | 0.05 (0.00–1.29) | a | ||||
Roe deer | 0.00 | a | 0.15 (0.01–1.28) | a | ||||
Wild boar | 0.00 | a | – | |||||