Table 2 Total number of tested tick samples
From: Detection of Borrelia burgdorferi (s.l.) in Ixodes ricinus ticks collected in Iceland
| Â | No. of samples | Bird derived from | Questing | Museum collection | No. of positive samples for Borrelia spp. by qPCR (%) | No. of samples positive for Borrelia garinii (%) | No. of samples positive for Borrelia valaisiana (%) | No. of samples positive for Borrelia afzelii (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Larvae | 169 | 169 | 0 | 0 | 15 (8.9) | 7 (25.0) | Â | Â |
Nymphs | 697 | 660 | 17 | 20 | 71 (10.2) | 16 (76.2) | 4 (14.3) | 1 (3.6) |
Total | 866 | 829 | 17 | 20 | 86 (9.9) | 23 (82.1) | 4 (14.3) | 1 (3.6) |