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