Table 1.
Comparison of TBEV positive rates between ticks with synonymous and nonsynonymous pairing, separately for TBEV areas Lower Saxony and Bavaria. The p-values were calculated using Fisher’s exact test.
| TBEV Area and Focus (Tick Origin) | Pairing (Virus Isolate) | TBEV Positive Ticks (%) | TBEV Negative Ticks (%) | Odds Ratio | 95%-CI | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Saxony | Nonsynonymous | 114 (93%) | 8 (7%) | |||
| Synonymous | 61 (97%) | 2 (3%) | 1.85 | (0.33, 18.80) | 0.7204 | |
| Barsinghausen | Nonsynonymous (P19) | 60 (90%) | 7 (10%) | |||
| Synonymous (P51) | 24 (92%) | 2 (8%) | 1.18 | (0.19, 12.7) | 1.0000 | |
| Rauher Busch | Nonsynonymous (P51) | 54 (98%) | 1 (2%) | |||
| Synonymous (P19) | 37 (100%) | 0 (0%) | - | (0.02, -) | 1.0000 | |
| Bavaria | Nonsynonymous | 50 (82%) | 11 (18%) | |||
| Synonymous | 67 (99%) | 1 (1%) | 14.50 * | (2.00, 641.66) | 0.0014 | |
| Haselmühl | Nonsynonymous (HB171) | 35 (85%) | 6 (15%) | |||
| Synonymous (303/16) | 26 (96%) | 1 (4%) | 4.37 | (0.48, 212.53) | 0.2301 | |
| Heselbach | Nonsynonymous (303/16) | 15 (75%) | 5 (25%) | |||
| Synonymous (HB171) | 41 (100%) | 0 (0%) | - * | (2.15, -) | 0.0026 |
The lines for the two Federal states are marked by grey shading; the lines showing data from the TBEV-foci within those federal states are left white. An * asterisk marks all statistically significant results.