Table 1.
Results of nested PCR for detection of Anaplasma species in ticks, domestic animal and human blood samples collected from Ghaemshahr, Iran, 2008
| Male | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Ticks | ||
| Rhipicephalus sanguineus | 11/ 16 (68.75) | 34/ 54 (62.96) |
| Rhipicephalus bursa | 0 | 0/1 (0) |
| Ixodes ricinus | 1/6 (16.67) | 14/39 (35.9) |
| Boophilus annulatus | 0/1 (0) | 1/4 (25) |
| Haemaphysalis punctata | 1/1 (100) | 1/1 (100) |
| Haemaphysalis numidiana | 0 | 0/2 (0) |
| Domestic ruminants | ||
| Sheep | 9/15 (60) | 28/65 (43.08) |
| Goat | 0 | 1/4 (25) |
| Cattle | 0 | 2/9 (22.22) |
| Human age groups | ||
| < 20 years | 0/3 (0) | 1/5 (20) |
| 20–30 years | 1/4 (25) | 1/7 (14.29) |
| 30–40 years | 0/3 (0) | 0/8 (0) |
| 40–50 years | 1/5 (20) | 3/9 (33.33) |
| 50–60 years | 1/2 (50) | 3/6 (50) |
| > 60 years | 1/1 (100) | 2/5 (40) |