Table 4. Distribution of symptoms for the combination rickettsia DNA negative tick/s per participant and IgG titre ≥ 1:256.
Area/P.no | Ric- DNA in tick/stage | Duration tickfeeding (h) | IgG titre ≥1:256 | Ric/s S1 | Ric/s S2 | Self-reported symptoms | EM | Bo/s | |
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IgG | IgM | IgG | |||||||
K / (K28) | - / Ny | 26 | + | 1/256 | ND | 1/128 | np, r, am, nu | - | + |
K / (K55) | - / Ny | ND | + | 1/256 | ND | 1/128 | - | - | - |
VG / (L4) | - / Ny | 42 | + | 1/128 | ND | 1/256 | - | - | + |
Å / (Å13) | - / Ny | 41 | + | 1/128 | ND | 1/256 | - | - | + |
P.no = participant number; Np = neck pain; R = radiating pain; Am = arthralgia / myalgia; Nu = numbness; EM = erythema migrans; L< = larvae; Ny = nymph; Ad = adult; Ric = rickettsia; h = hours; ND = no data; Ric/s = Rickettsia serology; S1/S2 = Serum 1/Serum 2; Bo/s = Borrelia serology: VG = Västra Götaland; Ö = Östergötland; J = Jönköping County; K = Kalmar County.