Table 1.

Prevalence of B. canis and R. raoultii in D. reticulatus ticks in four zones.

Region (no. of ticks)	Babesia canis	95%Cl	Rickettsia raoultii	95%Cl	Zones	Babesia canis	95%Cl	Rickettsia raoultii	95%Cl
Eastern (1264)	5.9% (74/1264)	4.7–7.3	35.9% (454/1246)	33.3–38.6	Eastern endemic zone (1142)	6.1% (70/1142)	4.9–7.6	35.7% (408/1142)	33.0–38.5
					Eastern expansion zone (122)	3.3% (4/122)	1.1–7.6	37.7% (46/122)	29.5–46.5
Western (1233)	0	nc	33.5% (413/1233)	30.9–36.2	Western endemic zone (635)	0	nc	30.7% (195/635)	27.2–34.4
					Western expansion zone (598)	0	nc	36.5% (218/598)	32.7–40.4

Nc not calculated.