From: Spotted fever group rickettsiae in ticks of migratory birds in Romania
Tick presence | Rickettsia spp. presence | ||||||
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Host species | No. of birds examined | Prevalence (%) | Intensity | Spring | Autumn | ||
Prevalence (%) | Rickettsia species | Prevalence (%) | Rickettsia species | ||||
Cyanistes caeruleus | 29 | 6.90 | 1 | ||||
Emberiza schoeniclus | 11 | 9.10 | 1 | ||||
Erithacus rubecula | 352 | 8.20 | 5.9 | 20.0 | monacensis | 3.1 | monacensis, helvetica |
Ficedula hypoleuca | 10 | 10.00 | 2 | ||||
Panurus biarmicus | 306 | 0.06 | 1 | 100 | helvetica | ||
Parus major | 16 | 50 | 1.9 | 8.3 | Unidentified Rickettsia spp. | ||
Phylloscopus collybita | 96 | 0.10 | 1 | 100 | Unidentified Rickettsia spp. | ||
Regulus regulus | 47 | 4.20 | 1 | ||||
Remiz pendulinus | 5 | 20.00 | 1 | ||||
Turdus merula | 140 | 30.70 | 3.4 | 32.5 | monacensis, helvetica, slovaca | 14.2 | monacensis, helvetica |
Turdus philomelos | 91 | 6.60 | 9.3 | 50.0 | Unidentified Rickettsia spp. | 16.9 | monacensis, helvetica, massiliae |