TABLE 1.
Location, collection type, species, and number of fleas used in comparison between PCR and mouse inoculation
| Location and collection type | Species | No. tested |
|---|---|---|
| Applewood Estates, Colo. | ||
| Rodent burrow | Oropsylla hirsuta | 113 |
| Lighthouse Church, Colo. | ||
| Rodent burrow | Oropsylla hirsuta | 27 |
| Rodent burrow | Oropsylla tuberculata cynomuris | 21 |
| Tribly Creek, Colo. | ||
| Rodent burrow | Oropsylla hirsuta | 29 |
| Rodent burrow | Oropsylla tuberculata cynomuris | 7 |
| Devil’s Backbone, Colo. | ||
| Rodent burrow | Oropsylla hirsuta | 43 |
| Cedar Grove, N. Mex. | ||
| Rodent burrow | Oropsylla montana | 24 |
| Rodent burrow | Hoplopsyllus anomalus | 6 |
| Domestic animal | Hoplopsyllus anomalus | 1 |
| Domestic animal | Cediopsylla inaequalis | 4 |
| Captured animal | Aetheca wagneri | 1 |
| Captured animal | Orchopeas leucopus | 1 |
| Abiquiu, N. Mex. | ||
| Captured animal | Aetheca wagneri | 2 |
| Captured animal | Orchopeas leucopus | 2 |
| Captured animal | Orchopeas sexdentatus | 2 |
| Captured animal | Malaraeus sinomus | 1 |
| Carson, N. F., N. Mex. | ||
| Captured animal | Aetheca wagneri | 51 |
| Captured animal | Cediopsylla inaequalis | 4 |
| Captured animal | Orchopeas leucopus | 3 |
| Captured animal | Malaraeus sinomus | 1 |
| Captured animal | Euhoplopsyllus glacialis | 1 |
| Captured animal | Epitedia sp. | 1 |
| C.F. Prairie, Colo. | ||
| Animal carcass | Oropsylla hirsuta | 6 |
| Animal carcass | Oropsylla tuberculata cynomuris | 30 |