Table 2.
Borrelia ssp. positive Ixodes ricinus ticks in dogs and cats from veterinary clinics in the county of Telemark and the counties of Northern Norway
| Counties | Veterinary clinics, n |
Pets, n |
Ticks, n |
Ticks/pet, n |
Borrelia positive, n (%) | B. afzelii, n (%) | B. garinii, n (%) | B. valaisiana, n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Norway ex. Brønnøy | 17 | 94 | 106 | 1.1 | 101 (9) | 5 (50) | 4 (40) | 0 (0) |
| Brønnøy | 1 | 19 | 33 | 1.7 | 8 (24) | 3 (38) | 4 (50) | 1 (13) |
| Telemark | 5 | 71 | 103 | 1.5 | 16 (16) | 8 (50) | 7 (44) | 1 (6) |
| Totals | 23 | 184 | 242 | 1.3 | 341 (14) | 16 (47) | 15 (44) | 2 (6) |
1 In one tick, the Borrelia genospecies could not be determined