Table 4.
Mixed infections in ticks feeding on cattle and pathogen species involveda
| Pathogens in mixed infections | No. (%) of: |
|
|---|---|---|
| Ticks feeding on cattle | Potentially infected cattle | |
| RAL + C. burnetii | 4 (2.9) | 4 (6.3) |
| A. marginale/centrale + T. mutans | 2 (1.5) | 2 (3.2) |
| A. marginale/centrale + T. mutans + C. burnetii | 1 (0.7) | 1 (1.6) |
| E. chaffeensis + C. burnetii | 1 (0.7) | 1 (1.6) |
| Ehrlichia sp. + C. burnetii | 1 (0.7) | 1 (1.6) |
| Ehrlichia sp. + RAL | 1 (0.7) | 1 (1.6) |
| Ehrlichia sp. + RAL + C. burnetii | 1 (0.7) | 1 (1.6) |
a
Ticks from vegetation were not found to harbor multiple pathogens.