Volume 13, Number 9—September 2007
Dispatch
Molecular Evidence for Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Israel
Table
PCR positivity to Anaplasma phagocytophilum in ticks collected from roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), Mount Carmel, Israel
Tick species | No. ticks tested | Ticks with A. phagocytophilum DNA |
---|---|---|
Rhipicephalus turanicus | ||
Females | 25 | 2 |
Males | 16 | 1 |
R. sanguineus | 1 | 0 |
Hyalomma marginatum | ||
Females | 4 | 0 |
Males | 10 | 1 |
Boophilus kohlsi | ||
Males | 1 | 0 |
Nymphs | 13 | 1 |