Volume 28, Number 4—April 2022
Research Letter
High Prevalence and Low Diversity of Rickettsia in Dermacentor reticulatus Ticks, Central Europe
Alena Balážová, Gábor Földvári, Branka Bilbija, Eva Nosková, and Pavel Široký
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Locations of Dermacentor reticulatus tick sampling and observed prevalence of Rickettsia spp., Central Europe
| Location | Country | Year collected | Coordinates | No. positive/total no. collected | Prevalence% (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hodonín | Czech Republic | 2020 | 48°51′22′′N 17°05′18′′E | 64/90 | 71.1 (60.6–79.6) |
| Lanžhot | Czech Republic | 2011 | 48°41′18′′N 16°59′22′′E | 49/90 | 54.4 (43.9–64.5) |
| Lednice | Czech Republic | 2009 | 48°49′08′′N 16°48′23′′E | 20/90 | 22.2 (14.5–32.1) |
| Lednice | Czech Republic | 2020 | 48°49′08′′N 16°48′23′′E | 14/75 | 18.7 (11.2–29.2) |
| Mikulčice | Czech Republic | 2009 | 48°47′57′′N 17°05′35′′E | 66/90 | 73.3 (63.4–81.8) |
| Moravská Nová Ves | Czech Republic | 2009 | 48°46′54′′N 17°04′36′′E | 53/90 | 58.9 (48.3–69.0) |
| Moravská Nová Ves | Czech Republic | 2020 | 48°46′23′′N 17°02′59′′E | 44/90 | 48.9 (38.3–59.5) |
| Číčov | Slovakia | 2011 | 47°46′28′′N 17°46′05′′E | 40/90 | 44.4 (34.4–55.0) |
| Ďulov Dvor | Slovakia | 2011 | 47°47′24′′N 18°10′14′′E | 6/90 | 6.70 (3.0–13.8) |
| Jurský Chlm | Slovakia | 2011 | 47°48′09′′N 18°31′01′′E | 31/90 | 34.4 (24.9–45.0) |
| Klížska Nemá | Slovakia | 2011 | 47°44′51′′N 17°49′42′′E | 20/90 | 22.2 (14.5–32.1) |
| Klúčovec | Slovakia | 2011 | 47°47′49′′N 17°43′29′′E | 57/90 | 63.3 (52.8–72.9) |
| Lándor | Slovakia | 2011 | 47°47′31′′N 18°08′03′′E | 67/90 | 74.4 (64.5–82.7) |
| Studienka | Slovakia | 2011 | 48°31′18′′N 17°08′02′′E | 62/90 | 68.9 (58.4–77.9) |
| Dunaremete | Hungary | 2011 | 47°53′33′′N 17°30′52′′E | 39/90 | 43.3 (33.3–53.9) |
| Hévíz | Hungary | 2013 | 46°47′14′′N 17°11′54′′E | 53/90 | 58.9 (48.3–69.0) |
| Kisbodak | Hungary | 2011 | 47°53′53′′N 17°30′31′′E | 45/90 | 50.0 (39.4–60.6) |
| Kondorfa | Hungary | 2006 | 46°53′42′′N 16°23′57′′E | 29/77 | 37.7 (27.2–49.3) |
| Szendehely | Hungary | 2017 | 47°50′60′′N 19°06′26′′E | 41/79 | 51.9 (40.5–62.7) |
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