TABLE 1-A1.
Prevalence of E. ruminantium in A. hebraeum ticks collected from cattle in the study areas.
| Sample collection areas | Samples processed (n) | pCS20 qPCR positive |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | ||
| Mpumalanga | |||
| Utah | 100 | 8 | 8 |
| Welverdiend | 150 | 20 | 13 |
| Moddergat | 58 | 25 | 43 |
| Geoderede-S | 87 | 22 | 25 |
| Total | 395 | 75 | 19 |
| Limpopo | |||
| Groblersdal | 28 | 4 | 14 |
| Koedoeskop | 102 | 23 | 23 |
| Motlhabane Colchester | 136 | 46 | 34 |
| Total | 266 | 73 | 27 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | |||
| Cecelia | 140 | 31 | 22 |
| Uthukela | 83 | 19 | 23 |
| Mpungamhlophe | 120 | 24 | 20 |
| Total | 343 | 74 | 22 |
qPCR, real-time polymerase chain reaction.