Table 3.
Prevalencea of Rickettsia spp. in rodent-attached ticks from three habitat types in Slovakia
| Habitat | I. ricinus | H. concinna | I. trianguliceps | D. reticulatus | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | L | N | A | L | A | L | N | L |
| Suburban (Total) | 29/505 (5.7) | 3/21 (14.3) |
0/22 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 0/2 | ||
| 2012 | 18/213 (8.5%) |
0/17 | ||||||
| 2013 | 1/30 (3.3) |
3/21 (14.3) |
0/1 | |||||
| 2014 | 10/262 (3.8) |
0/5 | 0/2 | 0/2 | ||||
| Natural (Total) | 15/400 (3.8) |
0/6 | 0/1 | 0/34 | 0/3 | 0/1 | ||
| 2012 | 12/169 (7.1) |
0/1 | 0/1 | 0/16 | 0/3 | |||
| 2013 | 1/5 (20.0) |
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| 2014 | 2/226 (0.9) |
0/5 | 0/18 | 0/1 | ||||
| Rural (Total) | 6/88 (6.8) |
0/3 | 0/1 | |||||
| 2012 | 3/43 (7.0) |
0/1 | ||||||
| 2013 | 3/45 (6.7) |
0/2 | 0/1 | |||||
| Total | 50/993 (5.0) |
3/30 (10.0) |
0/1 | 0/57 | 0/4 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/1 |
Abbreviations: A adults, L larvae, N nymphs
aNo. of Rickettsia-positive/no. of tested ticks (percentage of Rickettsia-positive ticks %)