Table 3.

Microorganisms detected in Ixodes cf. boliviensis and Ixodes tapirus from highlands of western Panama

Microorganism	LAIP		VBNP
	Ixodes cf. boliviensis		Ixodes cf. boliviensis		Ixodes tapirus
	♀ (n = 17)	♂ (n = 6)	♀ (n = 3)	♂ (n = 1)	♀ (n = 6)
	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)
Rickettsia sp. strain IbR/CRC	15 (88.2)	5 (83.3)	1 (33.3)	0	0
Rickettsia sp. strain Itapirus LQ	0	0	0	0	6 (100)
Anaplasma phagocytophilum	0	0	0	0	2 (33.3)
Borrelia sp. strain Talamanca A	2 (11.0)	0	0	0	0
Borrelia sp. strain Talamanca B	1 (5.8)	0	0	0	0
Borrelia sp. strain Talamanca C	1 (5.8)	0	0	0	0
Babesia odocoilei	0	1 (16.7)	1 (33.3)	0	0
Hepatozoon sp. strain Chiriquensis	2 (11.8)	0	0	0	0

Abbreviations: LAIP, La Amistad National Park, Las Nubes Station; VBNP, Volcán Barú National Park, Los Quetzales trail.