Volume 14, Number 7—July 2008
Research
Transmission of Bartonella henselae by Ixodes ricinus
Table
Transtadial transmission of Bartonella spp. DNA in Ixodes ricinus ticks after feeding through artificial skin on B. henselae–infected ovine blood
I. ricinus stage | PCR detection after infectious blood meal and molting,
no. PCR-positive samples/no. samples tested (%) |
PCR detection after partial refeeding,
no. PCR-positive samples/no. samples tested (%) |
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Carcasses | Salivary glands | Carcasses | Salivary glands | ||
Nymph | 9/9 (100) | 0/9 (0) | 4/7 (57) | 5/7 (71) | |
Female adult | 4/6 (67) | 0/6 (0) | 1/3 (33) | 2/3 (67) |