Table 4.
Positive Borrelia spp. adult ticks and pool of nymphs from the study sites
| Site | Location | No. of positive ticks per developmental stage | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borrelia spp. | B. afzelii | B. garinii | B. valaisiana | B. miyamotoi | ||||||||||||
| F | M | N | F | M | N | F | M | N | F | M | N | F | M | N | ||
| 1 | Kieshofer | 14 | 22 | 41 | 6 | 9 | 23 | – | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| 2 | Ryck | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| 3 | Weitenhagen | 13 | 3 | 13 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 2 | – | 5 | – | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Loitz | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 5 | Carlsruhe | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 6 | Tempel | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 7 | Mannhagen | – | – | 3 | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 8 | Riems | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 9 | Ummanz | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| 10 | Ladebow | – | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| 11 | Horst | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 12 | Thiesow | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 13 | Wackerow | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 14 | Annenhof | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 29 | 28 | 64 | 14 | 12 | 34 | – | 5 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 16 | |
Abbreviations: F, females; M, males; –, no positive samples