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Principal ectoparasites found on red squirrels per geographical region
| Number + ve/total examined (% + ve) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
IoW |
Scotland |
Anglesey |
Cumbria |
|
Monopsyllus sciurorum |
44/126 (34.9) |
14/32 (43.8) |
0/3 (0) |
0/2 (0) |
|
Neohaematopinus sciuri, Enderleinellus nitzschi |
0/126 (0†) |
11*/32 (34.4†) |
0/3 (0) |
0/2 (0) |
| Ixodes ricinus | 0/126 (0†) | 8/32 (25.0†) | 0/3 (0) | 0/2 (0) |
* N. sciuri n = 10, E. nitzschi n = 1.
† Significant difference between IoW and Scotland (p < 0.001).
