TABLE 1.
Localities and coordinates of the collection sites of D. andersoni and D. variabilis adults within Canada and the number of ticks that were positive for infection with Rickettsia using PCR analyses of the gltA gene
| Locality in Canada | Coordinates | No. of D. andersoni adults:
|
No. of D. variabilis adults:
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tested | Positive for Rickettsia (%) | Tested | Positive for Rickettsia (%) | ||
| Lethbridge, AB | 49°44′N, 112°50′W | 100 | 72 (72) | ||
| Cypress Hills, AB | 49°25′N, 110°15′W | 61 | 37 (61) | ||
| Saskatchewan Landing Provincial Park, SK | 50°38′N, 107°57′W | 101 | 97 (96) | 100 | 0 (0) |
| Grasslands National Park, SK | 49°13′N, 107°42′W | 17 | 15 (88) | 1 | 0 (0) |
| Buffalo Pound Provincial Park, SK | 50°36′N, 105°25′W | 35 | 30 (86) | 100 | 2 (2) |
| Douglas Provincial Park, SK | 51°02′N, 106°28′W | 14 | 13 (93) | 40 | 0 (0) |
| Danielson Provincial Park, SK | 51°15′N, 106°49′W | 61 | 22 (36) | 100 | 0 (0) |
| Outlook, SK | 51°28′N, 107°04′W | 18 | 17 (94) | 12 | 0 (0) |
| Harris, SK | 51°42′N, 107°37′W | 101 | 84 (83) | 12 | 0 (0) |
| Saskatoon, SK | 52°10′N, 106°36′W | 38 | 0 (0) | ||
| Blackstrap Provincial Park, SK | 51°47′N, 106°25′W | 141 | 46 (33) | ||
| Bradwell, SK | 51°54′N, 106°13′W | 100 | 7 (7) | ||
| Wakaw, SK | 52°36′N, 105°51′W | 44 | 0 (0) | ||
| Minnedosa, MB | 50°14′N, 99°50′W | 100 | 8 (8) | ||
| Kenora, ON | 49°45′N, 94°29′W | 30 | 2 (7) | ||