Table 1.
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Serum samples positive for |
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Area | No. of samples | No. of positive samples | RC only | OT only | RT only | RC and OT | RT and OT | RC, OT, and RT |
Rajawatta | 32 | 15 (47%) | 7 (22%) | 4 (12%) | 1 (3%) | 2 (6%) | 1 (3%) | 0 (0) |
Thambavita | 18 | 12 (67%) | 10 (55%) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (11%) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Western Slopes | 23 | 23 (100%) | 4 (17%) | 1 (4%) | 0 (0) | 17 (74%) | 0 (0) | 1 (4%) |
Unawatuna | 50 | 10 (20%) | 9 (18%) | 1 (2%) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Total | 123 | 60 (49%) | 30 (24%) | 6 (5%) | 1 (1%) | 21 (17%) | 1 (1%) | 1 (1%) |
IFA, immunofluorescence antibody test; RC, Rickettsia conorii; OT, Orientia tsutsugamushi; RT, Rickettsia typhi.