Table 2.
Distribution of Rickettsia and Bartonella spp. in vectors (fleas, ticks) sampled at the different sites of Luang Namtha Province from Laos and in different districts of Sabah (Malaysia), Borneo Island.
| Regions | Positive for Rickettsia in qPCR/number collected/% |
Probe R. felis bioB gene (fleas) | Positive for Bartonella (qPCR)/number collected (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fleas | Ticks | Fleas | Ticks | ||
| Luang Namtha Province, Laos | |||||
| Tavane | 36/42 (85.7%) | – | 36 | 1/42 (4.7%) | – |
| Nikhom | 15/23 (65.2%) | – | 15 | 0/23 | – |
| Viengthong | 11/20 (55%) | 0/22 | 11 | 0/20 | 0/22 |
| Jamai | 5/5 (100%) | – | 5 | 0/5 | – |
| Hoitu | 2/2 (100%) | – | 2 | 2/2 (100%) | – |
| Houkhou | – | 2/8 (25%) | – | – | 0/8 |
| Nongbauvieng | – | 0/39 | – | – | 0/39 |
| Nahom | – | 0/24 | – | – | 0/24 |
| Total (%) | 69/90 (76.6%) | 2/93 (2.1%) | 69 | 3/90 (3.3%) | 0/93 |
| Sabah, (Malaysia), Borneo Island | |||||
| Keningau | 81/105 (77%) | – | 81 | – | – |
| Kota Kinabalu | 15/17 (88%) | – | 15 | – | – |
| Penampang | 15/20 /75%) | – | 15 | – | – |
| Tambunan | 100/158 (63%) | – | 100 | 1/158 (0.6%) | – |
| Tamparuli | 31/34 (91%) | – | 31 | 1/34 (3%) | – |
| Tuaran | 26/26 (100%) | – | 26 | – | – |
| Ranau | 0/0 | – | 0 | – | – |
| Total (%) | 268/360 (74.5%) | – | 268 | 2/360 (0.6%) | – |