Table 1.

The Results of Screening for DNA of Anaplasma phagocytophilum with PCR in Ticks Collected in Different Ecosystems of LVIV and Volyn Oblasts, 2010–2014

	The results of screening for A. phagocytophilum with PCR
	Total		By species
			I. ricinus		Dermacentor reticulatus
Landscape-geographical zones	Number of ticks tested/number of pools tested	Number of positive pools (% positive)	Ticks tested/pools tested	Number of positive pools (% positive pools)	Ticks tested/pools tested	Number of positive pools (% positive pools)
Forest	3010/172	48 (27.9%)	2070/94	35 (37.2%)	940/78	13 (16.7%)
Forest steppe	1640/146	28 (19.2%)	990/81	15 (18.5%)	650/65	13 (20%)
Carpathians	480/48	4 (8.3%)	150/15	2 (13.3%)	330/33	2 (6.1%)
Total	5130/366	80 (21.9%)	3210/190	52 (27.4%)	1920/176	28 (15.9%)