Table 1 Summary of unfed adult ticks and their environment’s characteristics including elevation above sea level and Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), collected in Mongolia, from April 24th to May 16th 2015
From: Distribution and molecular characteristics of rickettsiae found in ticks across Central Mongolia
Aimag | Tick species | Ticks/pools | Mean NDVI annual amplitude (range) | Elevation above sea level (m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Tov | Dermacentor nuttalli | 358/71 | 208.5 (205–249) | 1500–1615 |
Selenge | D. nuttalli | 169/34 | 266.6 (242–351) | 691–931 |
Ixodes persulcatus | 261/53 | 261 (255–351) | 809–931 | |
Dornogovi | D. nuttalli | 268/54 | 89.1 (58–112) | 895–1331 |
Hyalomma asiaticum | 441/88 | 21 (20–61) | 757–929 |