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Table 3 Population size as number of residents per 1km2, and 9km2, weekday and week-end visitors, tick abundance, tick density, B. burgdorferi (s.l.), and A. phagocytophilum at all studied entry points to Nacka nature reserve

From: Ticks - public health risks in urban green spaces

Sites

Population 1km2

Population 9km2

Weekday visitors

Week-end visitors

Total number of ticks

Tick density /100m2 (nymphs + adults)

Borrelia burgdorferi (s.l) %

Anaplasma phagocytophilum %

Bagarmossen

124

16121

370

636

85

4.8

18.4

7.9

Björkhagen

5747

48765

887

1363

97

4.6

35.9

20.5

Hellas recreation center

0

8159

371

582

26

1.5

47.6

28.6

Klisätra

969

22329

419

847

76

3.4

16.2

24.3

Kärrtorp

6739

28047

655

1157

101

1.9

17.6

29.4

Sickla

11563

82648

1024

1488

94

0.8

25.0

58.3