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Table 2 B. burgdorferi blood and tick’s PCR test results

From: Evidence of the presence of Borrelia burgdorferi in dogs and associated ticks in Egypt

 

Blood samples

Tick samples

Total examined

Number (%) positive

Pools examined

Number (%) positive

Dogs

60

1 (1.67%) a

60

1 (1.67%) b

Cattle

50

0

50

0

Camels

50

0

50

0

Total

160

1 (0.63%)

160

1 (0.63%)

  1. aB. burgdorferi isolated from the blood of dogs (Accession no.: MH685928)
  2. bB. burgdorferi isolated from the brown dog ticks Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Accession no.: MH685927)