TABLE 3.
Distribution of Ehrlichia and Borrelia spp. in I. ricinus and I. persulcatus ticks
| Reverse line blot result | Tick species
|
Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I. ricinus | I. persulcatus | ||
| Borrelia positive | 112 | 226 | 338 |
| B. afzelii | 80 | 50 | 130 |
| B. afzelii + B. valaisiana | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| B. afzelii like | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| B. garinii | 13 | 107 | 120 |
| B. garinii + B. afzelii | 1 | 57 | 58 |
| B. garinii + B. afzelii + B. valaisiana | 1 | 1 | |
| B. garinii + B. valaisiana | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| B. burgdorferi sensu stricto | 2 | 2 | |
| Borrelia negative | 183 | 110 | 293 |
| Ehrlichia positive | 25 | 29 | 54 |
| E. muris | 29 | 29 | |
| E. phagocytophila | 1 | 1 | |
| HGE | 3 | 3 | |
| Ehrlichia like | 21 | 21 | |
| Ehrlichia negative | 270 | 307 | 577 |
| Total no. of ticks | 295 | 336 | 631 |