Table 2.
Prevalence of infection in ticks collected from field sites in Georgia, USA
| Field site | Life stagea | No. ticks | No. poolsb | No. infected (% infected) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| E. ewingii | E. chaffeensis | R. amblyommii | PME | B. lonestari | ||||
| CLYBEL WMA | N | 100 | 20 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 19 (19) | 0 (0) | 2 (2) |
| A | 42 | 1 (2.4) | 1 (2.4) | 25 (60) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | ||
| Ossabaw Island | N | 333 | 67 | 3 (0.9) | 3 (0.9) | 59 (17.7) | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.3) |
| A | 326 | 10 (3.1) | 8 (2.5) | 271 (83.1) | 1 (0.3) | 4 (1.2) | ||
| Panola Mountain State Park | L | 99 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 61 (61.6) | 0 (0) | 2 (2) | |
| N | 2421 | 491 | 21 (0.9) | 17 (0.7) | 421 (17.4) | 15 (0.6) | 25 (1.0) | |
| A | 764 | 15 (2) | 10 (1.3) | 327 (42.8) | 15 (2) | 24 (3.1) | ||
| Rum Creek WMA | N | 100 | 20 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 20 (20) | 2 (2.2)c | 0 (0) |
| A | 51 | 2 (3.9) | 1 (2) | 21 (41.2) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) | ||
| Total | N | 2954 | 598 | 24 (0.8) | 20 (0.7) | 519 (17.6) | 18 (0.6) | 28 (0.9) |
| A | 1183 | 25 (2.1) | 23 (1.9) | 644 (54.4) | 16 (1.4) | 29 (2.5) | ||
a
N, nymphs; A, adults; L, larvae.
b
For pooled nymphs, minimum infection prevalence is given.
c
Not enough extracted DNA for two of the samples, prevalence is given from 18 pools.