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. 2023 Jun 1;49(6):288–298. doi: 10.14745/ccdr.v49i06a06

Table 4. Prevalence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Babesia microti, Borrelia burgdorferi and Borrelia miyamotoi infection in Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes pacificus ticks submitted through passive surveillance, by province, Canada, 2020a.

Province Infection prevalence
Maximum likelihood estimate
Anaplasma phagocytophilum Babesia microti Borrelia burgdorferi Borrelia miyamotoi
% 95% CI % 95% CI % 95% CI % 95% CI
Ixodes pacificus
British Columbia N/A N/A N/A N/A 0 0–0.54 0.14 0.01–0.68
Ixodes scapularis
Alberta N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Saskatchewan 14.29 0.85–51.51 0 0–35.43 42.86 12.96–77.51 0 0–35.43
Ontario 0.73 0.49–1.04 0.03 0–0.13 17.78 16.56–19.04 0.46 0.28–0.72
Québec 1.24 0.63–2.19 0 0–0.47 19.50 16.87–22.35 0.62 0.23–1.36
Newfoundland and Labrador 0 0–48.99 0 0–48.99 25.00 1.52–73.74 0 0–48.99
New Brunswick 1.17 0.48–2.40 0 0–0.74 8.97 6.72–11.68 0.58 0.15–1.57
Nova Scotia 0 0–9.64 0 0–9.64 25.00 13.03–40.81 0 0–9.64
Prince Edward Island 0 0–20.15 0 0–20.15 0 0–20.15 0 0–20.15
Total 0.87 0.45–1.15 0.02 0–0.09 17.19 16.17–18.26 0.49 0.33–0.71

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; N/A, not tested

a Number of ticks tested: British Columbia (n=705), Alberta (n=0), Saskatchewan (n=7), Ontario (n=3,705–3,713), Québec (n=809), Newfoundland and Labrador (n=4), New Brunswick (n=514–516), Nova Scotia (n=36), Prince Edward Island (n=15)