Table 4.
Results of Anaplasma phagocytophilum testing by burn treatment (burned surrounded by burned [BB], burned surrounded by unburned [BUB], unburned surrounded by burned [UBB], and unburned surrounded by unburned [UBUB]).
| I. scapularis | I. brunneus | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| adult | nymph | nymph | ||
| BB | 0/5 (0)* | — | — | 0/5 (0) |
| BUB | 1/30 (3.3) | — | — | 1/30 (3.3) |
| UBB | 2/141 (1.4) | 0/1 (0) | 0/2 (0) | 2/144 (1.4) |
| UBUB | 1/192 (0.5) | 0/12 (0) | — | 1/204 (0.5) |
| Total | 4/368 (1.1) | 0/13 (0) | 0/2 (0) | 4/383 (1.0) |
Note that two of our A. phagocytophilum positive sequences were evaluated and determined to be 99.7% identical to variants detected in cervids.
*Number of infected ticks over total ticks tested (percent positive).