Table 1. Prevalence of Borrelia infection in O. sonrai ticks in the Niakhar district in Senegal.

Sex or stage	Molecular detection by qPCR
	16S RNA gene Borrelia spp.	glpQ gene B. crocidurae	P-value
	(Number of infected ticks / Number tested)
Males	12.9% (34/263)	79.4% (27/34)	P* < 0.05
Females	16.2% (44/272)	61.4% (27/44)
Adults	14.6% (78/535)	69.2% (54/78)	P** > 0.05
Nymphs	10.1% (38/375)	81.6% (31/38)
Total	12.7% (116/910)	73.3% (85/116)

P* = P-value between sex males and females for 16S RNA gene Borrelia spp.

P** = P-value between stage adults and nymphs for 16S RNA gene Borrelia spp.