Table 3.
Table showing the number of various inspected hosts in different localities, collected tick species and their life stages, and molecularly analyzed ticks for the detection of Rickettsia raoultii through gltA, ompA, and ompB fragments.
| District | Host | Tick Species | Nymph (%) | Female (%) | Male (%) | Total (%) | Subjected for Molecular Analysis (N, F) | Detection of Rickettsia raoultii | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Examined | Infested | gltA | ompA | ompB | |||||||
| Kohat | Camels | 20 | 14 | Hyalomma dromedarii | 7 (41.2) | 6 (35.3) | 4 (23.5) | 17 (3.0) | 2,2 | ─ | ─ | ─ |
| Hyalomma isaaci | 15 (45.5) | 12 (36.4) | 6 (18.2) | 33 (5.8) | 2,2 | ─ | ─ | ─ | ||||
| Hyalomma turanicum | 20 (60.6) | 9 (27.3) | 4 (12.1) | 33 (5.8) | 2,2 | 1N, 1F | 1N, 1F | 1N, 1F | ||||
| Sheep | 19 | 12 | Hy. turanicum | 2 (33.3) | 2 (33.3) | 2 (33.3) | 6 (1.1) | 2,2 | ─ | ─ | ─ | |
| Hy. isaaci | 2 (40.0) | 2 (40.0) | 1 (20.0) | 5 (0.9) | 2,2 | ─ | ─ | ─ | ||||
| Hyalomma anatolicum | 3 (50.0) | 2 (33.3) | 1 (16.7) | 6 (1.1) | 2,2 | ─ | ─ | ─ | ||||
| Goats | 16 | 14 | Hy. isaaci | 3 (42.9) | 2 (28.6) | 2 (28.6) | 7 (1.2) | 2,2 | ─ | ─ | ─ | |
| Rhipicephalus turanicus | 9 (60.0) | 4 (26.7) | 2 (13.3) | 15 (2.7) | 2,2 | ─ | ─ | ─ | ||||
| Rhipicephalus microplus | 5 (41.7) | 4 (33.3) | 3 (25.0) | 12 (2.1) | 2,2 | ─ | ─ | ─ | ||||
| Total | 55 | 40 (72.7%) | 66N | 43F | 25M | 134 (23.8%) | 18N, 18F | 1N, 1F | ||||
| D.I Khan | Camels | 18 | 12 | Hy. dromedarii | 8 (44.4) | 6 (33.3) | 4 (22.2) | 18 (3.9) | 2,2 | ─ | ─ | ─ |
| Sheep | 16 | 9 | Hy. anatolicum | 11 (47.8) | 8 (34.8) | 4 (17.4) | 23 (4.1) | 2,2 | ─ | ─ | ─ | |
| Hy. turanicum | 4 (44.4) | 3 (33.3) | 2 (22.2) | 9 (1.6) | 2,2 | 1N, 1F | 1N, 1F | 1N, 1F | ||||
| Rh. turanicus | 12 (48.0) | 9 (36.0) | 4 (16.0) | 25 (4.4) | 2,2 | ─ | ─ | ─ | ||||
| Rhipicephalus haemaphysaloides | 7 (46.7) | 5 (33.3) | 3 (20.0) | 15 (2.7) | 2,2 | ─ | ─ | ─ | ||||
| Goats | 14 | 9 | Hy. anatolicum | 7 (53.8) | 4 (30.8) | 2 (15.4) | 13 (2.3) | 2,2 | ─ | ─ | ─ | |
| Rh. turanicus | 14 (58.3) | 6 (25.0) | 4 (16.7) | 24 (4.2) | 2,2 | ─ | ─ | ─ | ||||
| Rh. microplus | 4 (40.0) | 3 (30.0) | 3 (30.0) | 10 (1.8) | 2,2 | ─ | ─ | ─ | ||||
| Total | 48 | 30 (62.5%) | 67N | 44F | 26M | 137 (24.3%) | 16N, 16F | 1N, 1F | ||||
| Lower Dir | Camels | 21 | 14 | Hy. dromedarii | 5 (50.0) | 3 (30.0) | 2 (20.0) | 10 (1.8) | 2,2 | ─ | ─ | ─ |
| Sheep | 15 | 8 | Haemaphysalis cornupunctata | 8 (57.1) | 4 (28.6) | 2 (14.3) | 14 (2.5) | 2,2 | 1N | 1N | 1N | |
| Haemaphysalis sulcata | 20 (58.8) | 6 (17.6) | 8 (23.5) | 34 (6.0) | 2,2 | ─ | ─ | ─ | ||||
| Rh. microplus | 5 (45.5) | 4 (36.4) | 2 (18.2) | 11 (1.9) | 2,2 | ─ | ─ | ─ | ||||
| Goats | 13 | 6 | Ha. cornupunctata | 5 (55.6) | 2 (22.2) | 2 (22.2) | 9 (1.6) | 2,2 | 1N | 1N | 1N | |
| Rh. haemaphysaloides | 8 (66.7) | 2 (16.7) | 2 (16.7) | 12 (2.1) | 2,2 | ─ | ─ | ─ | ||||
| Total | 49 | 28 (57.1%) | 51N | 21F | 18M | 90 (16.0%) | 12N, 12F | 2N | ||||
| Bajaur | Camels | 17 | 11 | Hy. dromedarii | 7 (50.0) | 4 (28.6) | 3 (21.4) | 14 (2.5) | 2,2 | ─ | ─ | ─ |
| Sheep | 17 | 9 | Haemaphysalis bispinosa | 7 (46.7) | 5 (33.3) | 3 (20.0) | 15 (2.7) | 2,2 | 1N | 1N | 1N | |
| Haemaphysalis sulcata | 10 (52.6) | 6 (31.6) | 3 (15.8) | 19 (3.4) | 2,2 | ─ | ─ | ─ | ||||
| Ha. cornupunctata | 5 (38.5) | 5 (38.5) | 3 (23.1) | 13 (2.3) | 2,2 | ─ | ─ | ─ | ||||
| Goats | 16 | 8 | Ha. bispinosa | 9 (60.0) | 4 (26.7) | 2 (13.3) | 15 (2.7) | 2,2 | ─ | ─ | ─ | |
| Rh. microplus | 5 (41.7) | 4 (33.3) | 3 (25.0) | 12 (2.1) | 2,2 | ─ | ─ | ─ | ||||
| Ha. cornupunctata | 8 (61.5) | 3 (23.1) | 2 (15.4) | 13 (2.3) | 2,2 | ─ | ─ | ─ | ||||
| Total | 50 | 28 (56.0%) | 51N | 31F | 19M | 101 (17.9%) | 14N, 14F | 1N | ||||
| Mansehra | Camels | 23 | 13 | Hy. dromedarii | 6 (46.2) | 4 (30.8) | 2 (15.4) | 13 (2.3) | 2,2 | ─ | ─ | ─ |
| Sheep | 18 | 10 | Rh. haemaphysaloides | 5 (50.0) | 3 (30.0) | 2 (20.0) | 10 (1.8) | 2,2 | ─ | ─ | ─ | |
| Ha. bispinosa | 4 (50.0) | 2 (25.0) | 2 (25.0) | 8 (1.4) | 2,2 | ─ | ─ | ─ | ||||
| Haemaphysalis montgomeryi | 15 (55.6) | 9 (33.3) | 3 (11.1) | 27 (4.8) | 2,2 | 1N | 1N | 1N | ||||
| Goats | 18 | 12 | Ha. sulcata | 8 (47.1) | 6 (35.3) | 3 (17.7) | 17 (3.0) | 2,2 | ─ | ─ | ─ | |
| Rh. microplus | 5 (50.0) | 3 (30.0) | 2 (20.0) | 10 (1.8) | 2,2 | ─ | ─ | ─ | ||||
| Ha. montgomeryi | 9 (52.9) | 5 (29.4) | 3 (17.7) | 17 (3.0) | 2,2 | ─ | ─ | ─ | ||||
| Total | 59 | 35 (59.3%) | 52N | 32F | 18M | 102 (18.1%) | 14N, 14F | 1N | ||||
| Overall total | 261 | 161 (61.7%) | 287N (50.9%) | 171F (30.3%) | 106M(18.8%) | 564 | 74N (25.8%), 74F (43.3%) | 6N (2.1%), 2F (3.5%) | ||||