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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 ŠirokýComments to Author 
Author affiliations: University of Veterinary Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic (A. Balážová, B. Bilbija, P. Široký); Centre for Ecological Research, Budapest, Hungary (G. Földvári); Masaryk University, Brno (E. Nosková); Central European Institute of Technology, Brno (P. 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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