Table 3.
Species and numbers of individuals of birds hosting ticks, with prevalences of SHG rickettsiae and details on life history status (migrant/breeding), migratory season (spring/autumn) and Rickettsia spp. harbored
| Tick presence | Rickettsia spp. presence | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host species | No. of birds examined | Prevalence (%) | Intensity | Spring | Autumn | ||
| Prevalence (%) | Rickettsia species | Prevalence (%) | Rickettsia species | ||||
| Cyanistes caeruleus | 29 | 6.90 | 1 | ||||
| Emberiza schoeniclus | 11 | 9.10 | 1 | ||||
| Erithacus rubecula | 352 | 8.20 | 5.9 | 20.0 | monacensis | 3.1 | monacensis, helvetica |
| Ficedula hypoleuca | 10 | 10.00 | 2 | ||||
| Panurus biarmicus | 306 | 0.06 | 1 | 100 | helvetica | ||
| Parus major | 16 | 50 | 1.9 | 8.3 | Unidentified Rickettsia spp. | ||
| Phylloscopus collybita | 96 | 0.10 | 1 | 100 | Unidentified Rickettsia spp. | ||
| Regulus regulus | 47 | 4.20 | 1 | ||||
| Remiz pendulinus | 5 | 20.00 | 1 | ||||
| Turdus merula | 140 | 30.70 | 3.4 | 32.5 | monacensis, helvetica, slovaca | 14.2 | monacensis, helvetica |
| Turdus philomelos | 91 | 6.60 | 9.3 | 50.0 | Unidentified Rickettsia spp. | 16.9 | monacensis, helvetica, massiliae |