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Table 4 Summary of total number (No) of positive samples (S)/(%) positive S/No of ticks in samples positive for A. phagocytophilum and R. helvetica /(min-max infection rate %) for each tick stage and whole material from coastal (L+B+T+N) and inland (A+V+L) localities.

From: Detection and prevalence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Rickettsia helvetica in Ixodes ricinus ticks in seven study areas in Sweden

 

Larvae

Nymph

Adult Male

Adult Female

TOTAL

COASTAL AREAS

     

Total: No T (No S)

47 (6)

653 (52)

20 (6)

20 (6)

740 (70)

No Ap pos

0

12/(23.1)/151/(1.8-23.1)

0

0

13/(18.6)/152/(1.8-20.5)

No Rh pos

1/(16)/15/(2.1-31.9)

10/(19.2)/120/(1.5-18.4)

0

0

11/(15.7)/135/(1.5-18.2)

INLAND

     

Total: No T (No S)

157/(16)

310/(39)

18 (7)

20 (7)

505 (69)

No Ap pos

0

4/(10.3)/35/(1.3-25.9)

0

0

5/(7,2)/42/(1.0-8.3)

No Rh pos

1/(6.3)/20/(0.6-12.7)

6/(15.4)/56/(1.9-18.1)

1/(14.3)/4/(5.5-22.2)

0

8/(11.5)/80/(1.6-15.8)

  1. Rh = R. helvetica, Ap = A. phagocytophilum. For other abbreviations, see Table 2