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Table 1 Number of positive (percentage) Babesia venatorum (EU 1) specimens detected by PCR of Ixodes ricinus nymphs collected from northward migrating birds

From: Transport of Babesia venatorum-infected Ixodes ricinus to Norway by northward migrating passerine birds

Bird observatory

Babesia venatorum

Total ticks

Akerøya

1 (0.6)

175

Jomfruland

1 (1.1)

93

Lista

0

80

Store Færder

2 (1.2)

164

Total positive

4 (0.8)

512

  1. In parentheses: per cent.