Table. Ticks collected from property of 2 patients infected with Rickettsia sibirica mongolitimonae, France, 2011*.
| Location of tick collection | No. ticks collected | Tick species identification† | No. ticks (Rickettsia species) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harboring rickettsial DNA | From which rickettsiae were cultured | |||
| Garden | 2 | ND | 0 | 0 |
| Dog | 21 | Rhipicephalus sanguineus | 2 (R. massiliae) | 0 |
| Cat litter | 7 | ND | 1 (R. massiliae) | 1 (R. massiliae) |
| Cat | 9 | Rh. pusillus | 1 (R. sibirica mongolitimonae) | 1 (R. sibirica mongolitimonae) |
| Scrub land | 5 | ND | 0 | 0 |
*ND, not done. †Based on 12S rRNA gene. All adult ticks were morphologically identified as Rh. sanguineus.