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. 2010 Mar;16(3):433–440. doi: 10.3201/eid1603.090911

Table 5. Blood meal source in pathogen-positive Amblyomma americanum nymphs, Missouri, USA, 2005 and 2007–2008.

Host No. A. americanum nymphs infected
Ehrlichia chaffeensis E. ewingii Borrelia lonestari
Ruminantia 8 12 4
Sciurus 2 3 1
Leporidae 1 1 0
Passeriformes 0 1 1
Squamata/testudines 0 0 1
Mixed 4 6 2
Not identified
4
8
9
Total 19 31 18