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Table 2 Summary of molecular study results from ticks collected in Mongolia April 24th and May 16th 2015

From: Distribution and molecular characteristics of rickettsiae found in ticks across Central Mongolia

Tick species

Soum (aimag)

Pathogens detected (%)

R. raoultii

"Candidatus R. tarasevichiae"

TBEV

D. nuttalli

Terelj (Tov)

60/71 (84.5)

0

0/46

Dalanjargalan (Dornogovi)

29/51 (56.8)

0

nd

Eroo (Selenge)

21/28 (75)

0

0/28

Sainshand (Dornogovi)

1/2 (50)

0

nd

Tushig (Selenge)

4/6 (66.6)

0

0/6

Totals

115/158 (72.8)

0

0/80

H. asiaticum

Sainshand (Dornogovi)

0

0

nd

I. persulcatus

Eroo (Selenge)

0

48/52 (92.3)

1/52 (1.9)

Tushig (Selenge)

0

1/1 (100)

0/1

Totals

0

49/53 (92.5)

1/53 (1.9)

Totals

115/299 (38.5)

49/299 (16.4)

1/133 (0.1)

  1. Abbreviations: nd not determined