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. 2004 Sep;10(9):1643–1648. doi: 10.3201/eid1009.040276

Table 1. Results of PCR to detect Anaplasma phagocytophilum DNA in ticksa.

Area Site Origin Ixodes ricinus
I. ventalloi
Nymphsb Fb Mb Nymphsb Fb Mb Totalc
Madeira Island
Paúl da Serra–Porto Moniz 1 Vegetation 6/139 0/2 0/1 142
Setúbal District Portugal Mainland
Barris–Palmela 2 Vegetation 0/1 0/5 0/7 0/1 14
Baixa de Palmela 3 Vegetation 0/2 0/2 0/2 1/15 0/6 0/7 34
Felis catus domesticus 0/6 1/4 10
Picheleiros–Azeitão 4 Vegetation 0/2 0/2 0/12 0/9 0/18 43
Azeitão 5 Vegetation 0/1 0/1 2
Maçã–Sesimbra 6 Vegetation 0/10 0/9 0/1 0/4 0/9 33
Totalc 142 21 22 28 25 40 278

aPCR, polymerase chain reaction; F, female; M, male.
bNumber of positives ticks/number of ticks examined.
cTotal number of ticks examined.