Table 2. Prevalence of tick infestation and Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis in migratory birds captured at Ottenby, Sweden in 2009.
| Bird species | No of birds examined for ticks* | Number of birds with tick | % of birds infested with ticks | Number of ticks screened for CNM | Number of CNM-positive ticks | % CNM-positive ticks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accipiter nisus | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Acrocephalus arundinaceus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Acrocephalus palustris | 22 | 4 | 18.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Acrocephalus schoenobaenus | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Acrocephalus scirpaceus | 11 | 1 | 9.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthus pratensis | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthus trivialis | 106 | 93 | 87.7 | 85 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Carduelis cannabina | 15 | 1 | 6.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carduelis carduelis | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carduelis chloris | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carduelis flammea | 41 | 7 | 17.1 | 7 | 3 | 42.9 |
| Carduelis spinus | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carpodacus erythrinus | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Certhia familiaris | 28 | 4 | 14.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Coccothraustes coccothraustes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corvus monedula | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Delichon urbica | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dendrocopus major | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emberiza citrinella | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emberiza schoeniclus | 29 | 3 | 10.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Erithacus rubecula | 1796 | 619 | 34.4 | 513 | 6 | 1.2 |
| Ficedula albicollis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ficedula hypoleuca | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ficedula parva | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fringilla coelebs | 39 | 8 | 20.5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Fringilla montifringilla | 8 | 1 | 12.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hippolais icterina | 50 | 2 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Hirundo rustica | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jynx torquilla | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lanius collurio | 43 | 3 | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Locustella naevia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luscinia luscinia | 37 | 29 | 78.4 | 29 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Luscinia svecica | 28 | 2 | 7.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Motacilla alba | 25 | 3 | 12.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Motacilla flava | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muscicapa striata | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oenanthe oenanthe | 6 | 1 | 16.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Parus caeruleus | 61 | 7 | 11.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Parus major | 49 | 8 | 16.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Passer domesticus | 16 | 1 | 6.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Passer montanus | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phoenicurus ochruros | 10 | 2 | 20.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Phoenicurus phoenicurus | 157 | 64 | 40.8 | 61 | 1 | 1.6 |
| Phylloscopus borealis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phylloscopus collybita | 79 | 3 | 3.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Phylloscopus sibilatrix | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phylloscopus trochilus | 829 | 57 | 6.9 | 54 | 0 | 0 |
| Picus viridis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prunella modularis | 48 | 20 | 41.7 | 17 | 1 | 5.9 |
| Pyrrhula pyrrhula | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Regulus regulus | 319 | 9 | 2.8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Saxicola rubetra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Serinus serinus | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sturnus vulgaris | 14 | 3 | 21.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Sylvia atricapilla | 58 | 4 | 6.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Sylvia borin | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sylvia communis | 145 | 49 | 33.8 | 44 | 1 | 2.3 |
| Sylvia curruca | 271 | 11 | 4.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Sylvia nisoria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troglodytes troglodytes | 301 | 120 | 39.9 | 95 | 2 | 2.1 |
| Turdus iliacus | 42 | 23 | 54.8 | 21 | 1 | 4.8 |
| Turdus merula | 230 | 149 | 64.8 | 133 | 6 | 4.5 |
| Turdus philomelos | 73 | 22 | 30.1 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Turdus pilaris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turdus viscivorus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown (probably Lanius collurio) | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 5365 | 1335 | 24.9 | 1150 | 24 | 2.1 |