Skip to main content

Table 3 Proportions of ticks positive for Ca. N. mikurensis

From: Detection of Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis in Norway up to the northern limit of Ixodes ricinus distribution using a novel real time PCR test targeting the groEL gene

Collection

Location

Larvae

Nymphs

Males

Females

Total

% (CI)a

1

Spjærøy

7/67

7/67

10 (5–21)

2

Håøya

5/95

5/95

5 ()

3

Brønnøya

11/92

11/92

12 (6–21)

4

Langøya

0/123

0/123

0 (0–2.4)

5

Langøya

23/106

22 (15–31)

7/48

15 (7–28)

2/40

5 ()

    

32/194

16 (12–23)

6

Jomfruland

23/495

23/495

5 (3–7)

7

Lower Telemark

5/103

5/103

5 ()

8

Tromøya

9/95

9/95

9 (5–18)

9

Hillevåg

13/80

13/80

16 (9–27)

10

Reme

0/48

0/25

0/26

0/101

0 (0–2.9)

11

Vindafjord

0/24

0/4

0/1

0/29

0 (0–10)

12

Stord

0/25

0/22

0/26

0/73

0 (0–4)

13

Nordland

9/139

9/139

6 (3–12)

All nymphs

  

79/1127

7 (6–9)

All males

   

7/99

  

7 (3–15)

All females

    

16/335

 

5 (3–8)

All adults

     

23/434

5 (3–8)

All ticksb

     

102/1561

6.5 (5.2-7.8)

  1. a95% confidence interval in brackets. Where confidence intervals could not be calculated, this is indicated by empty brackets. bExcluding larvae