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Table 2 Prevalence of infections in Ixodes persulcatus ticks from the Bulgan and Selenge aimags, Mongolia

From: Co-infections with multiple pathogens in natural populations of Ixodes persulcatus ticks in Mongolia

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Number of ticks studied

Ticks not infected, n (%, 95% CI)

Ticks with TBEV, n (%, 95% CI)

Ticks with B.b.s.l., n (%, 95% CI)

Ticks with B.m., n (%, 95% CI)

Ticks with A.ph., n (%, 95% CI)

Ticks with E.sp., n (%, 95% CI)

Bulgan aimag

 Females

80

28 (35, 25–47)

1 (1.2, 0.06–8)

39 (48.7, 38–60)

5 (6.2, 2.3–15)

3 (3.7, 1–11)*

16 (20, 12–31)

 Males

58

19 (32.8, 21–46)

2 (3.4, 0.6–13)

29 (50, 38–62)

3 (5.2, 1.3–15)

9 (15.5, 8–30)*

12 (20.7, 12–34)

 Bulgan subtotal

138

47 (34.1, 26–43)

3 (2.2, 0.6–7)

68 (49.3, 41–58)

8 (5.8, 2.7–11)

12 (8.7, 5–15)**

28 (20.3, 14–28)

Selenge aimag

 Females

114

37 (32.5, 24–42)

3 (2.6, 0.7–8)

55 (48.2, 39–58)

6 (5.3, 2–12)

25 (21.9, 15–31)

13 (11.4, 6.5–19)

 Males

90

36 (40, 30–51)

0 (0, 0–5)

47 (52.2, 41–63)

3 (3.3, 0.9–10)

10 (11.1, 6–20)

14 (15.6, 9–25)

 Nymphs

4

3 (75)

0

1 (25)

0

0

1 (25)

 Selenge subtotal

208

77 (37, 31–44)

3 (1.4, 0.4–5)

103 (49.5, 43–56)

9 (4.3, 2–8)

35 (16.8, 12–23)**

28 (13.5, 9–19)

Total

346

124 (35.8, 31–41)

6 (1.7, 0.7–4)

171 (49.4, 44–55)

17 (4.9, 3 – 8)

47 (13.6, 10–18)

56 (16.2, 12.5–20.6)

  1. CI Confidence interval, TBEV tick borne encephalitis virus, B.b.s.l. Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, B.m. Borrelia miyamotoi, A.ph. Anaplasma phagocytophilum, E.sp. Ehrlichia spp.
  2. *Prevalence of infection is significantly different between male and female groups (P < 0.05)
  3. **Prevalence of infection is significantly different between Bulgan and Selenge aimags (P < 0.05)