Table 1. Summary of Ixodes hexagonus on otters.

Parasite stage	Prevalence (%)	Count (/820 hosts)	Mean Intensity (95% CI)	Range
Any stage	24.3	199	7.2 (5.5–9.2)	1–122
Larva	9.3	76	7.7 (4.7–11.7)	1–112
Nymph	15.1	124	4.0 (2.9–5.2)	1–44
Adult	11.8	97	2.7 (2.1–3.5)	1–26

Ixodes hexagonus infestations of Lutra lutra in England and Wales between 2004 and 2009 (n = 820); showing prevalence, parasite count, mean intensity with upper and lower 95% bootstrap confidence interval (10000 iterations), and maximum intensity for each tick life stage.