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Table 1 Detection of C. burnetii DNA in ticks according to tick species, stage and sex and origin of ticks

From: The prevalence of Coxiella burnetii in ticks and animals in Slovenia

Tick species and stage

Ixodes ricinus

Haemaphysalis punctata

Dermacentor reticulatus

Total

Origin of tick

Larvae

Nymphs

Adult (Female)

Adult (Male)

Nymphs

Adult (Female)

Adult (Male)

Adult (Female)

Vegetation

0/21 (0%)

0/265 (0%)

2/70 (2.8%)

2/86 (2.3%)

0/42 (0%)

0/8 (0%)

0/9 (0%)

4/501 (2.8%)

Cattle

1/1 (100%)

3/34 (8.8%)

0/2 (0%)

1/3 (33%)

0/3 (0%)

5/43 (11.6%)

Wildlife

2/15 (13.3%)

6/115 (5.2%)

0/17 (0%)

0/10 (0%)

8/157 (5.1%)

Total

0/21 (0%)

3/281 (1.1%)

11/219 (5.0%)

2/105 (1.9%)

0/42 (0%)

1/11 (9.0%)

0/12 (0%)

0/10 (0%)

17/701 (2.4%)