Amblyomma cajennense is an intrastadial biological vector of Theileria equi

Parasites & Vectors

Table 1 Transstadial transmission Experiment 1, nymphal acquisition feeding of A. cajennense and D. variabilis on T. equi infected horses

Acquisition host	qPCR^a(copies/ml)	Species	Number of nymphs fed	Molted adults
Acquisition host	qPCR^a(copies/ml)	Species	Number of nymphs fed	♂♂	♀♀
Ho-183	1.4 × 10⁴	D. variabilis	53	34	17
		A. cajennense	189	NA^b	NA^b
Ho-198	2.1 × 10⁵	D. variabilis	33	17	16
		A. cajennense	198	211^c	160^c

^aAt the time of nymphal repletion (5/26/10).
^bPooled with ticks from Ho-198, see note “c” below.
^cTotal of the A. cajennense pooled from both acquisition hosts, Ho-183 and Ho-198.

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