Table 1 Prevalence of Rickettsia spp. in Haemaphysalis qinghaiensis ticks
Tick life stage | No. of ticks | Pool sizes | No. of pools | No. (%) of tick pools positive for gltA | No. of tick pools positive for ompA/no. examined/(%)a | No. (%) of tick pools positive for gltA and negative for ompA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Larva | 460 | 10 | 46 | 27/(58.7) | 20/27/(43.5) | 7/(15.2) |
Nymph | 295 | 5 | 59 | 30/(50.8) | 29/30/(49.2) | 1/(1.7) |
Female | 506 | 1 | 506 | 80/(15.8) | 67/80/(13.2) | 13/(2.7) |
Male | 322 | 1 | 322 | 42/(13.0) | 41/42/(12.7) | 1/(0.3) |
Total | 1583 | - | 966 | 179/(18.5) | 157/179/(16.3) | 22/(2.3) |