Table 4.
Overall prevalence of tick-transmitted agents in I. pavlovskyi and I. persulcatus ticks per region
| Region |
I. pavlovskyi
% (pos/total) |
95% CI |
I. persulcatus
% (pos/total) |
95% CI | χ 2 | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBEV | ||||||
| Alt | 9.7 (12/124) | 5.6–16.2 | 3.8 (7/185) | 1.8–7.6 | 4.469 | 0.035 |
| Nov | 4.9 (22/453) | 3.2–7.2 | 7.4 (11/149) | 4.2–12.7 | 1.381 | 0.240 |
| Total | 5.9 (34/577) | 4.3–8.1 | 5.4 (18/334) | 3.4–8.4 | 0.100 | 0.752 |
| KEMV | ||||||
| Alt | 0.8 (1/124) | 0.1–4.4 | 1.1 (2/185) | 0.3–3.9 | 0.054 | 0.816 |
| Nov | 0.2 (1/453) | 0.0–1.2 | 0 (0/149) | – | 0.330 | 0.566 |
| Total | 0.3 (2/577) | 0.1–1.3 | 0.6 (2/334) | 0.2–2.2 | 0.308 | 0.579 |
| B. afzelii | ||||||
| Alt | 2.4 (3/124) | 0.8–6.9 | 10.3 (19/185) | 6.7–15.5 | 6.920 | 0.009 |
| Nov | 1.1 (5/453) | 0.5–2.6 | 13.4 (20/149) | 8.9–19.8 | 42.749 | <0.001 |
| Total | 1.4 (8/577) | 0.7–2.7 | 11.7 (39/334) | 8.7–15.6 | 45.780 | <0.001 |
| B. bavariensis | ||||||
| Alt | 0 (0/124) | – | 27.0 (50/185) | 21.1–33.9 | 39.983 | <0.001 |
| Nov | 1.3 (6/453) | 0.6–2.9 | 18.8 (28/149) | 13.3–25.8 | 64.197 | <0.001 |
| Total | 1.0 (6/577) | 0.5–2.3 | 23.4 (78/334) | 19.1–28.2 | 125.853 | <0.001 |
| B. garinii | ||||||
| Alt | 45.2 (56/124) | 36.7–53.9 | 2.7 (5/185) | 1.2–6.2 | 84.470 | <0.001 |
| Nov | 39.3 (178/453) | 34.9–43.9 | 8.7 (13/149) | 5.2–14.4 | 48.368 | <0.001 |
| Total | 40.6 (234/577) | 38.2–46.2 | 5.4 (18/334) | 3.4–8.4 | 130.733 | <0.001 |
| B. valaisiana | ||||||
| Alt | 0 (0/124) | – | 0 (0/185) | – | - | - |
| Nov | 0 (0/453) | – | 0.7 (1/149) | 0.1–3.7 | 3.045 | 0.081 |
| Total | 0 (0/577) | – | 0.3 (1/334) | 0.1–1.7 | 1.724 | 0.189 |
| All B. burgdorferi (s.l.) | ||||||
| Alt | 46.8 (58/124) | 38.2–55.5 | 37.8 (70/185) | 31.2–45.0 | 2.443 | 0. 118 |
| Nov | 41.5 (188/453) | 37.1–46.1 | 37.6 (56/149) | 30.0–45.6 | 0.714 | 0. 398 |
| Total | 42.6 (246/577) | 38.7–46.7 | 37.7 (126/334) | 32.7–43.0 | 2.111 | 0. 146 |
| B. miyamotoi | ||||||
| Alt | 7.3 (9/124) | 3.9–13.2 | 5.9 (11/185) | 3.4–10.3 | 0.211 | 0.646 |
| Nov | 6.2 (28/453) | 4.3–8.8 | 6.7 (10/149) | 3.7–11.9 | 0.053 | 0.817 |
| Total | 6.4 (37/577) | 4.7–8.7 | 6.3 (21/334) | 4.2–9.4 | 0.006 | 0.941 |
| R. heilongjiangensis | ||||||
| Alt | 0.8 (1/124) | 0.1–4.4 | 0.5 (1/185) | 0.1–3.0 | 0.082 | 0.775 |
| Nov | 0.9 (4/453) | 0.3–2.3 | 0 (0/149) | – | 1.325 | 0.250 |
| Total | 0.9 (5/577) | 0.4–2.0 | 0.3 (1/334) | 0.1–1.7 | 1.040 | 0.308 |
| R. helvetica | ||||||
| Alt | 8.1 (10/124) | 4.4–14.2 | 0 (0/185) | – | 15.418 | <0.001 |
| Nov | 2.2 (10/453) | 1.2–4.0 | 0.7 (1/149) | 0.1–3.7 | 1.475 | 0.225 |
| Total | 3.5 (20/577) | 2.3–5.3 | 0.3 (1/334) | 0.1–1.7 | 9.420 | 0.002 |
| R. raoultii | ||||||
| Alt | 0 (0/124) | – | 7.0 (13/185) | 4.2–11.7 | 9.096 | 0.003 |
| Nov | 3.3 (15/453) | 1.2–4.0 | 4.7 (7/149) | 2.3–9.4 | 0.612 | 0.434 |
| Total | 2.6 (15/577) | 1.6–4.2 | 6.0 (20/334) | 3.9–9.1 | 6.574 | 0.010 |
| R. sibirica | ||||||
| Alt | 0 (0/124) | – | 3.2 (6/185) | 1.5–6.7 | 4.101 | 0.043 |
| Nov | 0 (0/453) | – | 1.3 (2/149) | 0.4–4.8 | 6.101 | 0.014 |
| Total | 0 (0/577) | – | 2.4 (8/334) | 1.2–4.7 | 13.942 | <0.001 |
| “Ca. R. tarasevichiae” | ||||||
| Alt | 0.8 (1/124) | 0.1–4.4 | 87.0 (161/185) | 81.4–91.1 | 221.280 | <0.001 |
| Nov | 2.0 (9/453) | 1.0–3.7 | 61.7 (92/149) | 53.7–69.2 | 286.759 | <0.001 |
| Total | 1.7 (10/577) | 0.9–3.2 | 75.7(253/334) | 70.1–80.0 | 564.357 | <0.001 |
| All Rickettsia spp. | ||||||
| Alt | 8.9 (11/124) | 5.0–15.2 | 87.6 (162/185) | 82.0–91.6 | 186.586 | <0.001 |
| Nov | 7.9 (36/453) | 5.8–10.8 | 65.1 (97/149) | 57.2–75.3 | 212.787 | <0.001 |
| Total | 8.1 (47/577) | 6.2–10.7 | 77.5 (259/334) | 72.8–81.7 | 456.746 | <0.001 |
| A. phagocytophilum | ||||||
| Alt | 2.4 (3/124) | 0.8–6.9 | 8.1 (15/185) | 5.0–13.0 | 4.380 | 0.036 |
| Nov | 3.5 (16/453) | 2.2–5.7 | 4.0 (6/149) | 1.9–8.5 | 0.078 | 0.780 |
| Total | 3.3 (19/577) | 2.1–5.1 | 6.3 (21/334) | 4.2–9.4 | 4.519 | 0.034 |
| E. muris | ||||||
| Alt | 0.8 (1/124) | 0.1–4.4 | 14.6 (27/185) | 10.2–20.4 | 17.128 | <0.001 |
| Nov | 0.2 (1/453) | 0.0–1.2 | 8.7 (13/149) | 5.2–14.4 | 35.692 | <0.001 |
| Total | 0.3 (2/577) | 0.1–1.3 | 12.0 (40/334) | 8.9–15.9 | 65.056 | <0.001 |
| “Ca. N. mikurensis” | ||||||
| Alt | 0.8 (1/124) | 0.1–4.4 | 0 (0/185) | – | 1.497 | 0.221 |
| Nov | 1.8 (8/453) | 0.9–3.5 | 1.3 (2/149) | 0.4–4.8 | 0.123 | 0.726 |
| Total | 1.6 (9/577) | 0.8–2.9 | 0.6 (2/334) | 0.2–2.2 | 1.637 | 0.201 |
| Bab. microti | ||||||
| Alt | 1.6 (2/124) | 0.4–5.7 | 0 (0/185) | – | 3.003 | 0.083 |
| Nov | 0 (0/453) | – | 1.3 (2/149) | 0.4–4.8 | 6.101 | 0.014 |
| Total | 0.3 (2/577) | 0.1–1.3 | 0.6 (2/334) | 0.2–2.2 | 0.308 | 0.579 |
Abbreviations: Alt Republic of Altai, Nov Novosibirsk Province, pos/total infected ticks/examined ticks