Table. Prevalence of Rickettsia raoultii infection among Dermacentor reticulatus ticks, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine, 2010.
Area of tick collection | No. ticks infected/no. ticks examined (prevalence, %) |
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Male | Female | Total | |
Korohod | 40/48 (83.33) | 40/60 (66.66) | 80/108 (74.07) |
Cherevach | 21/28 (75.00) | 32/46 (69.56) | 53/74 (71.62) |
Chernobyl | 9/11 (81.82) | 4/8 (50.00) | 13/19 (68.42) |
All 3 areas | 70/87 (80.46) | 76/114 (66.66) | 146/201 (72.64) |