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Table 1 The categories of prevalence in questing ticks of the most frequently reported species of Borrelia spp. in the target territory

From: An updated meta-analysis of the distribution and prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. in ticks in Europe

Category

Borrelia afzelii

Borrelia garinii

Borrelia valaisiana

Absent

42

55

65

Very low

106

143

116

Low

131

123

91

Medium

132

99

70

High

66

74

21

Very high

81

58

10

Total

558

552

373

  1. Categories are “absent” (< 1%), “very low” (1–4%), “low” (4–9%), “medium” (9–21%), “high” (21–46%) and “very high” (> 46%)