Table 2.
Sample types and origins tested for Bartonella species
| Animals | Ticks | Biopsy samples | Blood samples | Blood sample and eschar (pairs)a | Blood sample, tick and eschar (triad)b | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | n | n | Pos. (%) | n | Pos. (%) | n | Pos. (%) | n | Pos. (%) | n | Pos. (%) |
| Bovine | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goat | 26 | 12 | 0 | 26 | 4 (15.4) | 26 | 4 (15.4) | 26 | 4 (15.4) | 12 | 0 |
| Total | 28 | 12 | 0 | 28 | 4 (14.3) | 28 | 4 (14.3) | 28 | 4 (14.3) | 12 | 0 |
a
Corresponds to cases where both eschar and whole blood samples were collected from the same animal.
b
Corresponds to cases where biopsy sample, whole blood sample and a tick were collected from the same animal.