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Levels of tick parasitism (prevalence and mean intensity) on bats studied in eastern Europe
| Tick species | No. of ticks | No. of host species | No. of infected hosts |
Prevalence (%) (95% CI) |
Intensity (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ixodes simplex | 1200 | 3 | 518 | 30.26 (± 2.24) | 2.30 (± 0.16) |
| Ixodes vespertilionis | 319 | 15 | 173 | 5.11 (± 0.80) | 1.84 (± 0.38) |
| Ixodes ariadnae | 10 | 6 | 7 | 2.06 (± 2.14) | 1.43 (± 0.49) |
| Argas vespertilionis | 279 | 10 | 26 | 6.99 (± 3.08) | 10.73 (± 8.05) |
