Table 2 A. phagocytophilum in ruminants and ticks detected by nested PCRs
Host (No. tested) | No. (%) positive with: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EC9/EC12a SSAP2f/SSAP2r | EE1/EE2 EE3/EE4 | ge3a/ge10r ge9f/ge2 | EL(569)F/EL(1193)R EL(569)F/EL(1142)R | MAP4AP5/MSP4AP3 msp4f/msp4r | At least one primer | |
Sheep (n = 134) | 47 (35.1) | 31 (23.1) | 9 (6.7) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 47 (35.1) |
Cattle (n = 115) | 12 (10.4) | 6 (5.2) | 3 (2.6) | 2 (1.7) | 0 (0) | 12 (10.4) |
Tick (n = 114) | 16 (14) | 5 (4.4) | 7 (6.1) | NAa | 0 (0) | 17 (14.9) |
Total (n = 363) | 75 (20.7) | 42 (11.6) | 19 (5.2) | NAa | 0 (0) | 76 (20.9) |