Table 1.
C. burnetii infection rate in ticks collected from Jeju and Gangwon province in 2019
| Province | Species | Stage | No. of ticks (no. of tested pools) | No. of positive pools (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UR-qPCR | qPCR | ||||
| Gangwon | H. longicornis | Larva | 2764 (53) | 1 (1.89) | 1 (1.89) |
| Nymph | 50 (14) | 0 | 0 | ||
| Adult (male) | 38 (15) | 0 | 0 | ||
| Adult (female) | 240 (122) | 2 (1.64) | 2 (1.64) | ||
| H. flava | Larva | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nymph | 93 (7) | 0 | 0 | ||
| Adult (male) | 28 (5) | 1 (20) | 1 (20) | ||
| Adult (female) | 10 (6) | 0 | 0 | ||
| I. nipponensis | Larva | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nymph | 16 (2) | 0 | 0 | ||
| Adult (male) | 3 (1) | 0 | 0 | ||
| Adult (female) | 30 (10) | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jeju | H. longicornis | Larva | 1470 (23) | 1 (4.35) | 1 (4.35) |
| Nymph | 158 (13) | 0 | 0 | ||
| Adult (male) | 99 (33) | 0 | 0 | ||
| Adult (female) | 208 (60) | 0 | 0 | ||
| H. flava | Larva | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nymph | 368 (18) | 0 | 0 | ||
| Adult (male) | 30 (8) | 0 | 0 | ||
| Adult (female) | 39 (18) | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 5644 (408) | 5 (1.23) | 5 (1.23) | ||