Table 2. Results of PCR assays and culture of the 95 ticks.
Tick species | Rickettsia spp. infection (Number) | Culture positive | % |
Dermacentor marginatus | Rickettsia slovaca (11) | 7 | 64% |
Rickettsia raoultii (4) | - | 0% | |
Ixodes ricinus | Rickettsia helvetica (4) | 1 | 25% |
Rhipicephalus sanguineus | Rickettsia massiliae (3) | - | 0% |
Rickettsia conorii conorii (1) | - | 0% | |
Amblyomma variegatum | Rickettsia africae (1) | - | 0% |
Total | 24 | 8 | 33% |