Table 5.
Detection rates for Rickettsia spp. and Anaplasma spp.
| Host/sampling | Tick species | Detection rate% (number of infected ticks/number of total ticks) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rickettsia spp. | A. phagocytophilum | A. marginale | Anaplasma spp. | ||
| Andean tapir | A. multipunctum | 0 | 1.4 (1/71) | 0 | 0 |
| Amblyomma spp. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cattle | R. microplus | 5.3 (3/57) | 14.0 (8/57) | 3.5 (2/57) | 5.3 (3/57) |
| Ixodes spp. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| I. boliviensis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vegetation | A. multipunctum | 0 | 6.3 (1/16) | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 (3/151) | 6.6 (10/151) | 1.3 (2/151) | 2 (3/151) | |
A. phagocytophilum: Anaplasma phagocytophilum; A. marginale: Anaplasma marginale; A. multipunctum: Amblyomma multipunctum; R. microplus: Rhipicephalus microplus; I. boliviensis: Ixodes boliviensis.