Fig. 1.
Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (s_l_) and Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection in Ixodes ricinus ticks collected from dogs in the north-eastern part of Lubelskie province, eastern Poland
| Total number (%) of collected ticks | Number (%) of positive ticks for each pathogen | Total number (%) of infected ticks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. burgdorferi s.l. | A. phagocytophilum | ||||
| Ticks | Female | 81 (55.1) | 4 (4.9) | 11 (13.6) | 15 (18.5) |
| Male | 66 (44.9) | 12 (18.2) | 8 (12.1) | 19 (28.8)* | |
| Engorged | 33 (22.4) | 1 (3.0) | 4 (12.1) | 5 (15.2) | |
| Non-engorged | 114 (77.6) | 15 (13.2) | 15 (13.2) | 29 (25.4)* | |
| Dogs | Stray | 72 (49.0) | 2 (2.8) | 10 (13.9) | 12 (16.7) |
| Owned | 75 (51.0) | 14 (18.7) | 9 (12.0) | 22 (29.3)* | |
| Total | 147 (100.0) | 16 (10.9) | 19 (12.9) | 34 (23.1)* | |