Table 1.

Coxiella Detection in Ticks Collected from Various Locations in Malaysia Using 16s rRNA Gene Amplification

Location	Host	Species	Stage	Sex	Engorged	Total number	PCR positive for Coxiella partial 16s rRNA (n = x)
Selangor	Wild boar	Haemaphysalis hystricis	Adult	F	No	6	6
				M	No	13	13
	Wild boar	Dermacentor steini	Adult	F	No	1	0
				M	No	6	2
	Wild boar	Dermacentor compactus	Adult	M	No	2	1
	Porcupine	Amblyomma sp.	Adult	F	Yes	5	5
					No	1	1
Perak—Farm B	Goats	Haemaphysalis bispinosa	Adult	F	Yes	2	2
					No	7	7
Perak—Farm T	Goats	H. bispinosa	Adult	F	Yes	3	3
					No	2	2
				M	No	2	2
Negeri Sembilan	Goats	H. bispinosa	Adult	F	No	4	4
			Nymph		No	1	1
		Total				55	49