Table 2 Prevalence of A. phagocytophilum, E. canis and C. burnetii DNA in H. aegyptium collected from T. graeca
Anaplasma phagocytophilum | Ehrlichia canis | Coxiella burnetii | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PCR positives/all tested | Prevalence % (CI 95%) | PCR positives/all tested | Prevalence % (CI 95%) | PCR positives/all tested | Prevalence % (CI 95%) | |
Larvae | 0/2 | 0 (0.0-84.2) | 0/2 | 0 (0.0-84.2) | 0/2 | 0 (0.0-84.2) |
Nymphs | 8/16 | 50 (24.7-75.3) | 0/16 | 0 (0.0-20.6) | 2/16 | 12.5 (1.6-38.3) |
Females | 0/126 | 0 (0.0-2.9) | 20/126 | 15.9 (10.0-23.4) | 19/126 | 15.1 (9.3-22.5) |
Males | 76/304 | 25 (20.3-30.3) | 43/304 | 14.1 (10.5-18.7) | 24/304 | 7.9 (5.2-11.7) |
TOTAL | 84/448 | 18.8 (15.3-22.7) | 63/448 | 14.1 (11.0-17.7) | 45/448 | 10 (7.5-13.3) |