Table 1.
Infection of female ixodid ticks with BTV8 by capillary feeding
| Tick ID number | Days post-feeding | Species of tick | Bloodmeal (mg)a | Gut (Cp)b | Ovaries (Cp) | Salivary glands (Cp) | Malpighian tubules (Cp) | Remaining tissue (Cp) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BT 20 | 3 | D. reticulatus | 4.3 | 27.27 | –c | – | – | – |
| BT 23 | 3 | 19.0 | 27.17 | – | – | – | 26.87 | |
| BT 24 | 3 | 74.2 | 25.87 | 29.50 | 30.44 | 32.70 | – | |
| BT 187 | 11 | 33.2 | 28.03 | 30.98 | 30.22 | 32.70 | – | |
| BT 228 | 2 | Ixodes ricinus | 44.8 | 30.47 | 30.70 | – | 31.88 | 28.75 |
| BT 1 | 5 | 20.1 | 29.81 | – | – | 35.72 | 28.90 | |
| BT 77 | 6 | 49.3 | 28.32 | 30.84 | 31.06 | – | 27.85 | |
| BT 79 | 6 | 38.0 | 28.73 | 30.3 | – | – | 27.62 | |
| BT 107 | 7 | 75.1 | 29.03 | 29.66 | 33.00 | 36.25 | 27.64 | |
| BT 108 | 7 | 74.2 | 28.27 | 30.53 | 30.54 | – | 26.80 | |
| BT 109 | 7 | 5.5 | 30.75 | 31.56 | – | 33.22 | 27.67 | |
| BT 175 | 12 | 68.1 | 32.60 | 34.19 | 33.88 | 34.46 | 28.87 | |
| BT 95 | 13 | 25.6 | 28.71 | 30.95 | 33.06 | 31.26 | 29.03 | |
| BT 97 | 13 | 19.7 | 29.86 | 31.86 | 31.30 | 37.00 | 27.21 | |
| BT 143 | 15 | 35.8 | 28.96 | 29.65 | – | – | 29.42 | |
| BT 166 | 14 | I. hexagonus | 36.9 | 30.18 | – | 34.77 | 33.99 | – |
| BT 167 | 14 | 42.4 | 33.60 | 31.53 | 32.68 | 34.02 | 29.77 | |
| BT 147 | 15 | 7.8 | 32.44 | 31.73 | – | – | ||
| BT 117 | 7 | R. bursa | 16.7 | – | – | – | – | – |
| BT 119 | 7 | 2.5 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| BT 120 | 7 | 1.80 | – | 30.65 | 35.24 | – | 26.74 | |
| BT 160 | 14 | 18.6 | 29.19 | 31.58 | 32.61 | 31.04 | 28.93 | |
| BT 161 | 14 | 9.9 | 30.12 | – | – | 33.45 | – | |
| BT 172 | 19 | 3.1 | – | – | – | – | – |
aThe amount of ingested blood was determined by weighting each tick before and after capillary feeding
bCp, Crossing point, see “Materials and methods”
cNegative