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Volume 32, Number 8—August 2026

Research Letter

Surveillance of Ticks and Tickborne Borrelia, Ehrlichia, and Rickettsia spp., Texas, USA, 2014–2021

Yan Zhang, Elizabeth A. Mitchell, Rebecca J. Kilgore, and Michael S. AllenComments to Author 
Author affiliation: University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas, USA

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Figure 1

Box plot graph displaying temporal patterns of ticks submitted in Texas, USA, 2014–2021. A) Adult ticks; B) nymphs; C) Rickettsia amblyommatis and R. tamurae subspecies buchneri–positive ticks. Horizontal lines within boxes represent medians, box tops and bottoms indicate interquartile ranges (IQRs), and error bars represent minimum value within 1.5 × IQR below 25% and maximum value within 1.5 × IQR above 75%. Outlier points are data points <25% − 1.5 × IQR or >75% + 1.5 × IQR.

Figure 1. Box plot graph displaying temporal patterns of ticks submitted in Texas, USA, 2014–2021. A) Adult ticks; B) nymphs; C) Rickettsia amblyommatis and R. tamurae subspecies buchneri–positive ticks. Horizontal lines within boxes represent medians, box tops and bottoms indicate interquartile ranges (IQRs), and error bars represent minimum value within 1.5 × IQR below 25% and maximum value within 1.5 × IQR above 75%. Outlier points are data points <25% − 1.5 × IQR or >75% + 1.5 × IQR.

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