Table 1. Reservoir competence of species in different categories of tick hosts.

Host category	Species	Reservoir competence (%)	Reference
Mice	Peromyscus leucopus	Approximately 75a	[21]
		89b	[10]
	Peromyscus maniculatus	80a	[22]
Voles	Microtus pennsylvanicus	1–6b	[23]
		Approximately 62b–84a	[24]
Shrews	Sorex spp.	51b	[25]
	Blarina brevicauda	37b	[26]
		42b	[25]
Squirrels and rats	Tamias striatus	20b	[10]
		55b	[25]
	Sciurus carolinensis	17b	[23]
		15b	[25]
	Oryzomys palustris	76a	[27]
	Rattus norvegicus	72a	[28]
Medium mammals	Procyon lotor	14b	[29]
		0b	[23]
		1b	[25]
	Didelphis virginianus	3b	[25]
Skinks	Plestiodon inexpectatus	24a	[30]
	Plestiodon spp.	0.005a	[31]*
Other lizards	Sceloporus undulatus	0a	[32]*
	Anolis carolinensis	2a	[30]

^aLab study: xenodiagnoses using larvae placed on previously infected animals in lab.

^bField study: infection in nymphs from larvae collected from animals in the field.

*Research done as part of the current study.