Table 1.

Detection of anti-TuIP specific antibody in sera from sheep experimentally infected with T. uilenbergi taken at daily intervals post-infection using the immunochromatographic strip

	Experimental infected sheep
	Infectious blood inoculation			Infected H. qinghaiensis infestation
	2203	1236	1219	1250	1240	1229
0 days p.i.	+/−	-	-	-	-	-
14 days p.i.	+	+	+	+	+	+
19 days p.i.	+	+	+	+	+	+
52 days p.i.	+	+	+	+	+	+
85 days p.i.	+	+	+	+	+	+

“+” indicates a positive result, “-” a negative result, “+/−” a suspected result, p.i. post infection, Sheep Nos. 1250, 1240 and 1229 were infected by feeding 200 adult Heamaphysalis qinghaiensis ticks collected from Lintan, China, Sheep Nos. 2203, 123681 and 1219 were infected by blood inoculation with T. uilenbergi Lintan isolate