TABLE 2.
Acquisition of B. burgdorferi by ticks infected with E. phagocytophila and by uninfected ticks
| Mouse | No. of ticks infected with E. phagocytophila
|
No. of uninfected ticks
|
Pχ2a | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tested | Acquiring B. burgdorferi (%) | Tested | Acquiring B. burgdorferi (%) | ||
| PI-397 | 6 | 4 (66.7) | 14 | 10 (71.4) | 0.83 |
| PI-398 | 8 | 7 (87.5) | 9 | 7 (77.8) | 0.60 |
| PI-399 | 11 | 11 (100.0) | 7 | 7 (100.0) | 1.00 |
| PI-400 | 12 | 11 (91.7) | 8 | 8 (100.0) | 0.40 |
| PI-401 | 11 | 8 (72.7) | 9 | 8 (88.9) | 0.39 |
| Total | 48 | 41 (85.4 ± 10.0)b | 47 | 40 (85.1 ± 10.3)b | 0.97 |
a
Pχ2, probability for a chi-square test distribution.
b
±95% confidence interval.