Table 3.
Occurrence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in questing Ixodes ricinus ticks in urban and suburban areas in Europea.
| Country | City/region (habitat) | No. of ticks posit./examined | Prevalenceb (%) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | Graz (RA) | 5/518 | 1 | (264) |
| Czech Republic | Dvur Kralove (U forest) | 8/138 | 5.8 | (265) |
| Ostrava (U park) | 276 (tested in pools) | 9.4 | (266) | |
| France | Paris (S forests) | 2/558 | 0.7 | (211) |
| Germany | Hamburg (U RA) | 51/1,400 | 3.6 | (267) |
| Hannover (U RA) | 94/2,100 | 4.5 | (268) | |
| Bavaria (U parks) | 500/5,569 | 9.0 | (269) | |
| Bavaria (U parks) | 103/2,862 | 2.9 | (270) | |
| Bavaria (U parks) | 172/2,800 | 6.1 | (271) | |
| Leipzig (U, S RA) | 47/539 | 8.7 | (55) | |
| Hannover (U RA) | 52/1,646 | 3.2 | (272) | |
| Hungary | Budapest (30 sites: U parks, forests, and cemeteries) | 21/240 | 8.8 | (213) |
| Poland | S forests | 18/124; 6/46 | 14.5; 13.0 | (273) |
| Slovakia | Bratislava (U, S forests) | 10/248 | 4 | (265) |
| Malacky (U park) | 4/101 | 4 | (265) | |
| Košice (U forest) | 10/224 | 4.5 | (265) | |
| Bardejov Poštárka (S forest) | 2/75 | 2.7 | (40) | |
| Košice Adlerova (S forest) | 10/261 | 3.8 | (40) | |
| Jazero (U forest) | 5/91 | 5.5 | (40) | |
| Košice (S forests) | 1,075 | 1.4–5.5 | (274) |
U, urban; S, suburban; RA, recreational area.
aNegative results not shown,
bdifferent PCR and real-time PCR methods were used that differ in their sensitivity.