Table 2.
Detection of Ehrlichia spp. infection in ticks and tissues collected from Malayan pangolin.
| Pangolin ID (Gender) | NO. of ticks of each pangolin | NO. of ticks for detection | NO. of ticks positive for Ehrlichia spp. | Ehrlichia spp. in pangolin lung | Ehrlichia spp. in pangolin spleen | Ehrlichia spp. in pangolin blood |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (♂) | 12 | 9 (7♂, 2♀) | 5 | – | – | / |
| 2 (♀) | 1 | 1 (1♀) | 0 | + | / | / |
| 3 (♀) | 13 | 7 (3♂, 4♀) | 3 | / | / | / |
| 4 (♀) | 2 | 2 (2♂) | 1 | – | + | / |
| 5 (♂) | 16 | 7 (5♂, 2♀) | 4 | / | / | / |
| 6 (♀) | 1 | 1 (1♀) | 0 | / | / | / |
| 7 (♀) | 9 | 2 (1♂, 1♀) | 0 | / | / | / |
| 8 (♀) | 18 | 15 (11♂, 4♀) | 8 | + | / | / |
| 9 (♀) | 8 | 6 (4♂, 2♀) | 5 | + | / | / |
| 10 (♀) | 0 | 0 | 0 | / | / | / |
| 11 (♀) | 21 | 17 (14♂, 3♀) | 13 | + | + | + |
| 12 (♀) | 6 | 5 (5♂) | 4 | + | / | / |
| 13 (♂) | 0 | 0 | 0 | / | + | + |
| 14 (♀) | 38 | 34 (12♂, 22♀) | 30 | / | / | / |
| 15 (♂) | 5 | 2 (1♂, 1♀) | 0 | / | / | / |
| 16 (♂) | 31 | 28 (15♂, 13♀) | 13 | / | + | / |
| 17 (♂) | 5 | 4 (4♀) | 0 | / | / | – |
| 18 (♀) | 26 | 21 (17♂, 4♀) | 11 | / | + | / |
| 19 (♀) | 10 | 9 (6♂, 3♀) | 2 | / | / | – |
| 20 (♀) | 16 | 14 (8♂, 6♀) | 5 | / | / | / |
| 21 (♂) | 65 | 40 (29♂, 11♀) | 23 | / | + | + |
(NOTE: NO., numbers; ♂, male; ♀, female; +, positive; -, negative;/, not tested.).