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Transmission outcomes for mice fed upon for different durations of time by a single B. miyamotoi-infected I. scapularis nymph.
| Duration of nymphal feeding | Evidence of B. miyamotoi DNA in mouse blooda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. mice examined | No. mice with evidence of infection | Percent of mice with evidence of infection | |
| 24 h | 30 | 3 | 10 |
| 48 h | 35 | 11 | 31 |
| 72 h | 35 | 22 | 63 |
| Complete feed (> 72–96 h) | 30 | 22 | 73 |
Blood collected 9–11 days after the nymphal tick started to feed.
