Table 2 Number and percentage of Ixodes ricinus developmental stages infected with Borrelia garinii, Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Babesia microti in the studied areas of the Wolinski National Park.

From: The potential risk of exposure to Borrelia garinii, Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Babesia microti in the Wolinski National Park (north-western Poland)

Developmental stage

Number of studied ticks

1 pathogen

2 pathogens

Borrelia garinii

Anaplasma phagocytophilum

Babesia microti

Anaplasma phagocytophilum + Babesia microti

Female

15

0 (0.00%)

0 (0.00%)

1 (6.66%)

0 (0.00%)

Male

13

0 (0.00%)

1 (7.69%)

0 (0.00%)

0 (0.00%)

Nymph

266

1 (0.37%)

3 (1.12%)

41 (15.41%)

3 (1.12%)

Larva

100

0 (0.00%)

0 (0.00%)

0 (0.00%)

0 (0.00%)

Total

394

1 (0.25%)

4 (1.01%)

42 (10.65%)

3 (0.76%)