Table 2.
Number of engorged nymphs collected from infected and noninfected C3H/HeN mice and molecular detection of R. helvetica.
| Infected group |
Noninfected group |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dropping day | I-4 | I-5 | C-2 | C-3 |
| 4th DPI | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5th DPI | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| 6th DPI | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 7th DPI | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 8th DPI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Prevalence of infected ticks | 0 % (0/9) | 12.5 % (1/8) | 0 % (0/11) | 0 % (0/12) |