TABLE 1.
Acquisition of E. phagocytophila by ticks infected with B. burgdorferi and by uninfected ticks
| Mouse | No. of ticks infected with B. burgdorferi
|
No. of uninfected ticks
|
Pχ2a | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tested | Acquiring E. phagocytophila (%) | Tested | Acquiring E. phagocytophila (%) | ||
| PI-387 | 11 | 6 (54.5) | 9 | 4 (44.4) | 0.65 |
| PI-388 | 6 | 3 (50.0) | 6 | 3 (50.0) | 1.00 |
| PI-389 | 8 | 5 (62.5) | 12 | 8 (75.0) | 0.85 |
| PI-390 | 7 | 4 (57.1) | 7 | 3 (42.9) | 0.59 |
| PI-391 | 7 | 2 (28.6) | 13 | 5 (38.5) | 0.67 |
| Total | 39 | 20 (51.3 ± 15.9)b | 47 | 24 (51.1 ± 14.4)b | 0.98 |
a
Pχ2, probability for a chi-square test distribution.
b
±95% confidence interval.