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Table 2 Feline 28S rDNA PCR results according to tick feeding status

From: Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Bartonella spp., haemoplasma species and Hepatozoon spp. in ticks infesting cats: a large-scale survey

Tick feeding status

Positive PCR result (%)

Negative PCR result (%)

Total

Fully fed

102 (83.6)

20 (16.4)

122

Partially fed

340 (91.4)

32 (8.6)

372

Unfed

33 (71.7)

13 (28.3)

46