Table 2.
No. of adult D. variabilis male and female ticks infected with SFG Rickettsia
| By county | By sex | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo | Dawson | Phelps | Male | Female | Total | |
| Positive | 24 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 21 | 38 |
| Negative | 488 | 365 | 74 | 437 | 490 | 927 |
| % Infected | 3.6 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.1 |
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