Table 2 Host detection rate (%) in adult ticks per method, life stage at which blood meal was taken on each host type and time post-moult
Time post-moult | qPCR | RLBH | N | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Larvae | Nymph | Larvae | Nymph | ||
2 months | 10.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 10.00 | 20 |
3.33 | 3.33 | 16.67 | 3.33 | 30 | |
8 months | 0 | 9.09 | 9.09 | 0 | 11 |
0 | 20.00 | 4.00 | 12.00 | 25 | |