Table 2 The total number and percentage of developmental stages of Ixodes hexagonus ticks infected with Babesia microti and Toxoplasma gondii collected from domestic cats and dogs in Zakopane and the surrounding area.

From: Molecular detection of tick-borne pathogens in ticks collected from pets in selected mountainous areas of Tatra County (Tatra Mountains, Poland)

Developmental stage

Total number of studied ticks

1 pathogen

Babesia microti

Toxoplasma gondii

Larva

15

7 (46.7%)

1 (6.7%)

Nymph

13

0 (0.0%)

1 (7.7%)

Female

8

1 (12.5%)

0 (0.0%)

Total

36

8 (22.2)

2 (5.5%)

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