Table 5.
Presencea of Rickettsia spp. in ticks attached to individual rodent species captured in three habitat types in Slovakia
| Habitat | A. flavicollis | A. sylvaticus | My. glareolus | M. arvalis | M. minutus | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suburban | ||||||
| IRN | 3/0/0/21 (14.3) | 3/0/0/ 21 (14.3) | ||||
| IRL | 21/1/0/407 (5.4) | 0/7 | 7/0/0/91 (7.7) | 28/1/0/505 (5.7) | ||
| ITL | 0/2 | 0/2 | ||||
| ITN | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/2 | |||
| HCL | 0/13 | 0/9 | 0/22 | |||
| HCA | 0/1 | 0/1 | ||||
| Total | 24/1/0/443 (5.6) | 0/7 | 7/0/0/103 (6.8) | 31/1/0/553 (5.8) | ||
| Natural | ||||||
| IRN | 0/5 | 0/1 | 0/6 | |||
| IRL | 7/1/0/348 (2.3) | 0/1 | 2/1/0/34 (8.8) | 4/0/0/15 (26.7) | 0/2 | 13/2/0/400 (3.8) |
| IRA | 0/1 | 0/1 | ||||
| HCL | 0/20 | 0/6 | 0/8 | 0/34 | ||
| HCA | 0/3 | 0/3 | ||||
| DRL | 0/1 | 0/1 | ||||
| Total | 7/1/0/374 (2.1) | 0/1 | 2/1/0/40 (7.5) | 4/0/0/28 (13.8) | 0/2 | 13/2/0/445 (3.4) |
| Rural | ||||||
| IRN | 0/3 | 0/3 | ||||
| IRL | 4/1/1/88 (6.8) | 4/1/1/88 (6.8) | ||||
| HCL | 0/1 | 0/1 | ||||
| Total | 4/1/1/92 (6.5) |
4/1/1/92 (6.5) |
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Abbreviations: IRN I. ricinus nymphs, IRL I. ricinus larvae, IRA I. ricinus adults, ITL I. trianguliceps larvae, ITN I. trianguliceps nymphs, HCL H. concinna larvae, HCA H. concinna adults, DRL D. reticulatus larvae
aNo. of R. helvetica-positive ticks/No. of R. monacensis-positive ticks/No. of Rickettsia sp.-positive ticks/No. of tested rodent-attached ticks (percentage of Rickettsia-positive ticks %)