Table 8 |
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| I. ricinusadults feeding on animals living in nature reserve areas in the Netherlands were tested by multiplex real-time PCR for the presence ofN. mikurensis | |||||
| Ticks from |
Ticks tested (n) |
Ticks Positive (n) |
Prevalence in ticks (%) |
Animals tested (n) |
Animals with positive ticks (n) |
| Cervus elaphus | 409 | 26 | 6% (4-9%) | 17 | 10 |
| Sus scrofa | 48 | 4 | 8% (2-20%) | 8 | 2 |
| Ovis aries | 264 | 33 | 13% (9-17%) | 24 | 13 |
| Ovis orientalis musimon | 233 | 10 | 4% (2%-8%) | 18 | 4 |
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