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. 2023 Aug 21;4:100140. doi: 10.1016/j.crpvbd.2023.100140

Table 2.

Co-infections detected in Ixodes scapularis in Hunterdon County during 2020 and 2021.

2020
2021
All nymphs All adults
Nymphs Adults Nymphs Adults
Total no. tested 126 308 106 122 232 430
Borrelia burgdorferi + Anaplasma phagocytophilum 7.9 (10)* 10.7 (33)** 0 (0) 2.5 (3) 4.3 (10)** 8.1 (36)**
Borrelia burgdorferi + Babesia microti 2.4 (3) 4.2 (13) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1.3 (3) 3.0 (13)
Borrelia burgdorferi + Borrelia miyamotoi 0 (0) 0.6 (2) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0.5 (2)
Anaplasma phagocytophilum + Babesia microti 0.8 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0.4 (1) 0 (0)
Anaplasma phagocytophilum + Borrelia miyamotoi 0 (0) 0.6 (2) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0.5 (2)
Borrelia burgdorferi + Anaplasma phagocytophilum + Powassan virus 0 (0) 0.6 (2) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0.5 (2)
Borrelia burgdorferi + Anaplasma phagocytophilum + Borrelia miyamotoi 0 (0) 0.3 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0.2 (1)

Note: Values represent infection prevalence (IP = percent infected) followed by number of infected ticks in parentheses.

Co-infections occurring at a significantly elevated prevalence (Fisher’s exact test) are denoted by * (P < 0.05) or ** (P < 0.01).