Table 3. Distribution and prevalence of infected Ornithodoros ticks by Borrelia in seven North and West Africa countries and in one locality of Spain.
| Country | Sites | No. of ticks tested | No. of infected ticks | Prevalence | No. of IGS-FLA Borrelia concatened sequences (786 nu.) | No. of 16S rDNA tick sequences (457 nu.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 18 | 199 | 5 | 2.5 | 2 | 183 |
| Gambia | 1 | 8 | 4 | 50.0 | 4 | 1 |
| Mali | 18 | 273 | 34 | 12.5 | 26 | 88 |
| Mauritania | 9 | 72 | 7 | 9.7 | 7 | 21 |
| Morocco | 29 | 415 | 40 | 9.6 | 24 | 188 |
| Senegal | 28 | 768 | 199 | 25.9 | 146 | 281 |
| Spain | 1 | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 1 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 62 | 4 | 6.5 | 4 | 57 |
| Total | 113 | 1801 | 295 | 16.4 | 215 | 820 |
The number of partial sequences obtained of concatened Intergenic spacer – FlaB gene (IGS-FLA) for Borrelia and 16S rDNA for ticks are shown. No.: number; Nu: nucleotide.