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).