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. 2023 Feb 24;10:1126266. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2023.1126266

Table 5.

Infection rate (%) of SFG Rickettsia spp. in field-collected and first-laboratory generation adults of D. nuttalli in the QTPA.

Rickettsia Infection rate (%, 95% CI) in field-collected and first-laboratory generation of D. nuttalli
Field-collected First-laboratory generation
Male (n = 100) Female (n = 100) Male (n = 100) Female (n = 116)
Single SG Single MG SG + MG Single SG Single MG SG + MG Single SG Single MG SG + MG Single SG Single MG SG + MG
Positive 0 0 92 (92.0, 86.7–97.3) 0 0 93 (93.0, 88.0–98.0) 4 (4.0, 0.2–7.8) 6 (6.0, 1.3–10.7) 0 5 (4.3, 0.6–8.0) 5 (4.3, 0.6–8.0) 0
Negative / / 8 (8.0, 2.7–13.3) / / 7 (7.0, 2.0–12.0) 96 (96.0, 92.2–99.8) 94 (94.0, 89.3–98.7) / 111 (95.7, 92.0–99.4) 111 (95.7, 92.0–99.4) /

SG, salivary gland. MG, midgut. 95% CI, 95% confidence interval. /, no analysis.