Molecular evidence for the transovarial passage of Babesia gibsoni in Haemaphysalis hystricis (Acari: Ixodidae) ticks from Taiwan: a novel vector for canine babesiosis

Table 1 Species composition of ticks identified on stray dogs in the North of Taiwan with their respective Babesia gibsoni infection

	Babesia gibsoni-positive / No. of ticks tested (%)
	Male	Female	Nymph	Larva	Total
Haemaphysalis hystricis	4/57 (7.0)	23/223 (10.3)	2/77 (2.6)	11/68 (16.2)	40/435 (9.2)
Rhipicephalus sanguineus	0/127 (0)	1/343 (0.3)	0/17 (0.0)	0/95 (0)	1/582 (0.2)
Rhipicephalus haemaphysaloides	0/1 (0)	0/42 (0)	0/0 (0.0)	0/0 (0)	0/43 (0)
Amblyomma testudinarium	0/0 (0)	1/14 (7.1)	0/0 (0.0)	0/0 (0)	1/14 (7.1)
Ixodes ovatus	0/0 (0)	0/11 (0)	0/0 (0.0)	0/0 (0)	0/11 (0)

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