Table 4 Minimum infection rates of tick-borne pathogens detected in tick pools from different study locations in north-western Nigeria
Study location | Total no. of ticks tested (n) | Minimum infection rate % (number of positives) [95% CI] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Rickettsia spp.(n) | Babesia spp. (n) | Coxiella burnetii (n) | ||
Kano | 396 (150) | 7.8 (31) [5.4–10.9] | 0.8 (3) [0.2–2.2] | 3.0 (12) [1.6–5.2] |
Jigawa | 145 (57) | 9.7 (14) [5.4–15.7] | 0.7 (1) [0.0–3.8] | 2.1 (3) [0.4–5.9] |
Sokoto | 52 (24) | 11.5 (6) [4.4–23.4] | 0 (0) | 3.8 (2) [0.5–13.2] |
Total | 593 (231) | 8.6 (51) [6.5–11.2] | 0.7 (4) [0.2–1.7] | 2.9 (17) [1.7–4.6] |