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Table 4 The number of dogs inspected and the number found to have at least one tick attached in each 4 week period of the 16 week study, in samples submitted by veterinary practices in the UK survey

From: Ticks infesting domestic dogs in the UK: a large-scale surveillance programme

Time period (weeks)

Number of dogs

Number of tick infested dogs

Prevalence (%)

95 % confidence interval

1–4

287

81

28.2

0.052

5–8

1784

503

28.2

0.021

9–12

2938

959

32.6

0.017

13–16

2093

639

30.5

0.019

1–16

7102

2182

30.7

0.011

  1. The estimated percentage prevalence with exact binomial 95 % confidence intervals are also presented