Table 2 Comparison of the results of examination of field tick samples by RLB and PCR
Origin | Genra of tick | No. of tick infected/examined | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | RLB | PCR | ||||
| Â | Â | BB | BG | BA | BV | Mixa | Â |
Huaihua | Boophilus | 62/146(42) | 54/146(37) | 33/146(23) | 1/146(0.7) | Â | 44/146(30) |
Nanping | Haemaphysali | 3/39(7.6) | 16/39(41) | 1/39(2.6) | Â | Â | 1/39(2.6) |
Huizhou | Rhipicephalus | 4/48(8.3) | 7/48(14.6) | 3/48(6.3) | Â | Â | 14/45(31) |
Laibin | Boophilus | 41/42(98) | 3/42(7) | 41/42(98) | Â | Â | 15/39(38) |
Total in south | Â | 110/275(40) | 80/275(29) | 78/275(28) | 1/275(0.4) | Â | 74/269(27) |
Shangzhi | Dermacentor | 44/154(29) | 91/154(59) | 44/154(29) | 54/154(35) | 33/154(21) | 7/134(5) |
Huichun | Dermacentor | 24/160(15) | 34/160(21) | 16/160(10) | 15/160(9.4) | 9/160(5.6) | 3/130(2.3) |
Total in Northeast | Â | 68/314(22) | 125/314(40) | 60/314(19) | 69/314(22) | 42/314(13) | 10/264(4) |
Lintan | Haemaphysalis | 23/134(17) | 43/134(32) | 22/134(16) | 15/134(11) | 8/134(6) | 10/134(7) |
Total | Â | 201/723(28) | 248/723(34) | 160/723(22) | 85/723(12) | 50/723(7) | 94/667(14) |