Table 1 Prevalence of tick-borne bacterial agents in Hyalomma asiaticum in four locations of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region

Borrelia

Candidatus Borrelia hyalomii

7.50% (9/120)

5.56% (4/72)

6.52% (3/46)

6.25% (6/96)

6.59% (22/334)

Rickettsia

Rickettsia sibirica subsp. mongolitimonae

0.83% (1/120)^a

2.78% (2/72)

0.00% (0/46)

0.00% (0/96)

0.90% (3/334)

Ehrlichia

Ehrlichia minasensis

3.33% (4/120)

0.00% (0/72)

0.00% (0/46)

0.00% (0/96)

1.20% (4/334)

Ehrlichia sp.

2.50% (3/120)

1.39% (1/72)

8.70% (4/46)

0.00% (0/96)

2.40% (8/334)

Anaplasma

Anaplasma sp.

7.50% (9/120)

0.00% (0/72)

0.00% (0/46)

4.17% (4/96)

3.89% (13/334)

Candidatus Anaplasma camelii

3.33% (4/120)

0.00% (0/72)

0.00% (0/46)

0.00% (0/96)

1.20% (4/334)