Table 6.

Distribution of animals from which multiple female I. ricinus were examined according to the number of positive ticks per host. The upper part of the table includes only engorged ticks, while all ticks are included in the lower part

	Only engorged ticks
	No. of positive ticks on examined dogs					No. of positive ticks on examined cats
	None	One	Two	Three	Four	None	One	Two	Three	Four	Five
A. phagocytophilum
Hosts with two examined ticks	181/244	47/244	16/244			131/267	102/267	34/267
Hosts with three examined ticks	9/17	5/17	2/17	1/17		11/33	9/33	9/33	4/33
Hosts with four examined ticks	–	–	–	–	–	1/6	1/6	2/6	0/6	2/6
Borrelia spp.
Hosts with two examined ticks	147/244	82/244	15/244			61/267	116/267	90/267
Hosts with three examined ticks	10/17	6/17	1/17	0/17		5/33	9/33	14/33	5/33
Hosts with four examined ticks	–	–	–	–	–	0/6	4/6	1/6	1/6	0/6

	All ticks
	No. of positive ticks on examined dogs					No. of positive ticks on examined cats
	None	One	Two	Three	Four	None	One	Two	Three	Four	Five
A. phagocytophilum
Hosts with two examined ticks	280/412	99/412	33/412			193/391	143/391	55/391
Hosts with three examined ticks	20/35	10/35	4/35	1/35		34/91	28/91	23/91	6/91
Hosts with four examined ticks	2/3	0/3	1/3	0/3	0/3	2/7	2/7	2/7	1/7	0/7
Hosts with five examined ticks	–	–	–	–	–	1/3	0/3	0/3	0/3	0/3	2/3
Borrelia spp.
Hosts with two examined ticks	202/412	166/412	44/412			78/391	169/391	144/391
Hosts with three examined ticks	15/35	11/35	8/35	1/35		12/91	21/91	38/91	20/91
Hosts with four examined ticks	2/3	1/3	0/3	0/3	0/3	0/7	5/7	1/7	1/7	0/7
Hosts with five examined ticks	–	–	–	–	–	1/3	1/3	0/3	1/3	0/3	0/3