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Table 2 Detection rate of Coxiella burnetii from tick species

From: Real-time PCR biochip for on-site detection of Coxiella burnetii in ticks

Species

Stage

No. of ticks (no. of tested pools)

No. of positive pools (%)

UR-qPCR

qPCR

H. longicornis

Larva

4234 (76)

2 (2.63)

2 (2.63)

Nymph

208 (27)

0

0

Adult (male)

137 (48)

0

0

Adult (female)

448 (182)

2 (1.10)

2 (1.10)

H. flava

Larva

0

0

0

Nymph

461 (25)

0

0

Adult (male)

58 (13)

1 (7.69)

1 (7.69)

Adult (female)

49 (24)

0

0

I. nipponensis

Larva

0

0

0

Nymph

16 (2)

0

0

Adult (male)

3 (1)

0

0

Adult (female)

30 (10)

0

0

Total

5644 (408)

5 (1.23)

5 (1.23)