Table 2. Results of PCR of hard ticks collected from domestic animals in Senegal.
| Tick species | No | No positive for C. burnetii (%) | MST genotyping |
| Sine-Saloum region | |||
| Amblyomma variegatum | 86 | 0 | |
| Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus | 5 | 1 (20%) | Genotype 6 |
| Hyalomma marginatum rufipes | 58 | 1 (1.7%) | New genotype 36 |
| Hyalomma truncatum | 74 | 5 (6.8%) | New genotype 36 |
| Rhipicephalus evertsi evertsi | 268 | 2 (0.7%) | New genotype 36 |
| Rhipicephalus guilhoni | 1 | 0 | |
| Total: | 492 | 9 (1.8%) | |
| Niakhar region | |||
| Amblyomma variegatum | 133 | 50 (37.6%) | Genotype 6 (100%) |
| Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) decoloratus | 40 | 12 (30.0%) | Genotype 6 (100%) |
| Hyalomma marginatum rufipes | 115 | 24 (20.9%) | Genotype 6 (100%) |
| Hyalomma truncatum | 67 | 21 (31.3%) | Genotype 6 (100%) |
| Rhipicephalus evertsi evertsi | 2090 | 242 (11.6%) | Genotype 6 (100%) |
| Rhipicephalus guilhoni | 49 | 5 (10.2%) | Genotype 6 (100%) |
| Total: | 2,494 | 354 (14.2%) | |
| Southeastern Senegal | |||
| Amblyomma variegatum | 376 | 3 (0.8%) | New genotype 35 (67%) Genotype 6 (33%) |
| Kaffrine and Tambacounda regions | |||
| Ornithodoros sonrai | 109 | 8 (8.3%) | Genotype 6 (100%) |