Coxiella-like bacteria in fowl ticks from Thailand

Parasites & Vectors

Table 1 Tick samples from domestic fowl (Gallus gallus domesticus), jungle fowl (Gallus gallus) and Siamese fireback (Lophura diardi)

Location no. / Province	No. of hosts	No. of ticks tested			Tick species	No. of ticks positive for Coxiella
Location no. / Province	No. of hosts	M	F	N	Tick species	No. of ticks positive for Coxiella
1. Chaiyaphum	Siamese fireback (n = 3)	0	0	3	A. testudinarium	1N
		0	1	0	H. wellingtoni	–
		0	0	5	H. obesa	5N
2. Chumphon	Domestic fowl (n = 2)	1	2	0	H. wellingtoni	1F
3. Krabi	Domestic fowl (n = 3)	3	2	0	H. wellingtoni	1M, 1F
3. Krabi	Domestic fowl (n = 3)	0	0	3	H. bispinosa	1N
4. Rayong	Domestic fowl (n = 1)	0	1	0	H. wellingtoni	1F
5. Satun	Domestic fowl (n = 5)	5	4	0	H. wellingtoni	1F
5. Satun	Domestic fowl (n = 5)	0	0	3	H. wellingtoni	–
6. Trang	Domestic fowl (n = 2)	0	2	0	H. wellingtoni	2F
7. Pattani	Domestic fowl (n = 2); jungle fowl (n = 1)	0	2	0	H. wellingtoni	–
		5	6	0	R. microplus	–
		0	0	3	H. wellingtoni	–
8. Songkhla	Domestic fowl (n = 9)	7	4	0	H. wellingtoni	–
9. Surat Thani	Domestic fowl (n = 2)	2	0	0	H. wellingtoni	–
9. Surat Thani	Domestic fowl (n = 2)	0	0	1	H. wellingtoni	–
10. Yala	Domestic fowl (n = 1); jungle fowl (n = 1)	0	1	0	H. wellingtoni	–
10. Yala	Domestic fowl (n = 1); jungle fowl (n = 1)	1	2	0	R. microplus	–
Total	32	24	27	18		14

Ticks were obtained from 10 locations in Thailand. The number of ticks tested and positive results for Coxiella bacteria are shown. Abbreviations: M, male; F, female; N, nymph; A., Amblyomma; H., Haemaphysalis; R., Rhipicephalus

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