Table 1.
Prevalence of Babesia spp. in host seeking Ixodes ricinus ticks
| Map ID | Location | Year | No | Nymphs | Female | Male |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Mølen** |
2006 |
50(1) |
7 |
18(1) |
25 |
| 2 |
Løvøya** |
2006 |
60 |
14 |
23 |
23 |
| 3 |
Hvasser** |
2006 |
23(1) |
11 |
8(1) |
4 |
| 4 |
Jomfruland |
2006** |
91 |
75 |
8 |
8 |
| |
|
2007 |
120 |
60 |
50 |
10 |
| |
|
2008 |
94 |
25 |
29 |
40 |
| 5 |
Risør |
2006 |
59 (1) |
22 |
19 |
18(1) |
| 6 |
Tvedestrand |
2006 |
46 (1) |
19 |
10 |
17(1) |
| |
|
2007 |
70(1) |
5 |
35 |
30(1) |
| 7 |
Hinnebu |
2006 |
106(2) |
32(2) |
42 |
32 |
| |
|
2007 |
105(3) |
5(1) |
48 (2) |
52 |
| |
|
2008 |
58(1) |
0 |
32 |
26(1) |
| 8 |
Tromøy |
2006 |
41(2) |
6 |
24(2) |
11 |
| |
|
2007 |
37 |
5 |
13 |
19 |
| 9 |
Tjore |
2006 |
24 |
16 |
4 |
4 |
| |
|
2007 |
48 |
7 |
19 |
22 |
| |
|
2008 |
52 |
14 |
24 |
14 |
| 10 |
Odderøya |
2007 |
76(1) |
0 |
30(1) |
46 |
| 11 |
Søgne |
2007 |
25 |
14 |
16 |
5 |
| 12 |
Lista |
2007 |
60 |
0 |
28 |
32 |
| 13 |
Etne |
2007 |
48 |
48 |
0 |
0 |
| 14 |
Mundheim |
2007 |
46(1) |
33(1) |
8 |
5 |
| 15 |
Brekke |
2006 |
9 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
| 16 |
Hermansverk |
2007 |
48 |
11 |
33 |
4 |
| 17 |
Utvik |
2007 |
48(1) |
0 |
22 |
26(1) |
| 18 |
Hellesylt |
2007 |
9 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
| 19 |
Stranda |
2007 |
58 |
29 |
13 |
16 |
| 20 |
Surnadal |
2007 |
49 |
0 |
33 |
16 |
| 21 |
Tippheia, Hitra |
2006 |
97(1) |
89(1) |
5 |
3 |
| |
|
2007 |
58 |
0 |
18 |
40 |
| |
|
2008 |
46 |
34 |
5 |
7 |
| 22 |
Fjellværsøy, Hitra |
2006 |
64 |
56 |
2 |
6 |
| |
|
2007 |
83 |
60 |
23 |
0 |
| Total in 22 locations |
1908 |
701 |
639 |
568 |
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| Positive ticks (n)/% | (17)/0.9% | (5)/0.7% | (7)/1.1% | (5)/0.9% | ||
*In parenthesis the number of ticks with Babesia spp.
** Radzijevskaja et al. 2008.