Table 2.
Proportiona of different Rickettsia spp. in questing Ixodes ricinus in three habitat types in Slovakia
| R. helvetica | R. monacensis | Rickettsia spp. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat | Males | Females | Nymphs | Total | Males | Females | Nymphs | Total | Males | Females | Nymphs | Total |
| Suburban | 16/23 (69.6) | 28/33 (84.9) |
44/64 (68.8) |
88/120 (73.3) |
3/23 (13.0) |
1/33 (3.0) |
2/64 (3.1) |
6/120 (5.0) |
4/23 (17.4) |
4/33 (12.1) |
18/64 (28.1) |
26/120 (21.7) |
| Natural | 17/20 (85.0) |
19/23 (82.6) |
80/90 (88.9) |
116/133 (87.2) |
2/20 (10.0) |
1/23 (4.4) |
8/90 (8.9) |
11/133 (8.5) |
1/20 (5.0) | 3/23 (13.0) |
2/90 (2.2) |
6/133 (4.5) |
| Rural | 7/9 (77.8) |
7/9 (77.8) |
0/9 | 0/9 | 1/1 (100) |
1/8 (12.5) |
2/9 (22.2) |
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| Total | 33/43 (76.7) |
47/56 (83.9) |
131/163 (80.4) |
211/262 (80.5) |
5/43 (11.6) |
2/56 (3.6) |
10/163 (6.1) |
17/262 (6.5) |
6/43 (14.0) |
7/56 (12.5) |
21/163 (12.9) |
34/262 (13.0) |
aNo. of Rickettsia-positive/no. of tested ticks (percentage of Rickettsia-positive ticks %)