TABLE 1.
Oral exposure of Ornithodoros sp. ticks to MAL
| Tick collection | Source | Titer of inoculuma | Mean titerb ± SEM (no. positive/no. tested)
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 days p.i. | 35 days p.i. | |||
| O. porcinus porcinus | Colonized tick | 8.0 | NA (0/20) | NA (0/14) |
| Cr1 | Krugerc | 8.3 | 4.0 ± 0.5 (3/6) | NA (0/6) |
| Cr3 | Kruger | 8.3 | 3.4 ± 0.5 (6/6) | 3.0 ± 0.8 (3/6) |
| Pr4 | Kruger | 8.3 | 4.4 (1/27) | NA (0/12) |
| Pr5 | Kruger | 8.3 | 3.0 (1/6) | NA (0/6) |
| Skuk6 | Kruger | 8.3 | 3.6 ± 0.9 (3/6) | 1.9 ± 0.1 (2/6) |
| Nat1 | Kruger | 8.3 | 3.3 ± 0.3 (3/6) | NA (0/6) |
| No6 | N. Transvaald | 8.3 | 3.2 ± 0.3 (6/6) | 3.0 ± 0.3 (2/6) |
| G3 | N. Transvaal | 8.3 | NA (0/6) | NA (0/6) |
| Masai Marae | Kenya | 6.9 | NA (0/6) | NA (0/12) |
| Malawif | Malawi | 7.0 | 2.0 (1/14) | 1.8 (1/14) |
| Total | 24/109 | 8/88 | ||
a
Log10 HAD50 per milliliter.
b
Log10 HAD50 per milligram. NA, not applicable.
c
Kruger National Park, Republic of South Africa.
d
Northern Transvaal, Republic of South Africa.
e
Masai Mara Reserve, Kenya.
f
Tentatively identified as O. porcinus domesticus.