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Molecular detection of Babesia spp_, Theileria spp_, and Anaplasma spp_ in Ornithodoros lahorensis at specimen collection sites in nine counties and cities in southern Xinjiang, China
| Location | Hosts | Number of ticks | Number of male/female ticks | Number of positive/Positive rate (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babesia spp. | Theileria spp. | Anaplasma spp. | ||||
| AWaTi | Environment | 8 | 7/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| Sheep | 35 | 18/17 | 0/0 | T. ovis 1/2.9 % 95% CI: −2.9–8.7 | 0/0 | |
| ATuShi | Cattle | 17 | 5/12 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| BaChu | Sheep | 31 | 11/20 | 0/0 | T. annulate 1/3.2 % 95% CI: −3.4–9.8 | 0/0 |
| KuChe | Sheep | 26 | 14/12 | 0/0 | T. ovis 1/3.8 % 95% CI: −4.1–11.8 | 0/0 |
| MoYu | Sheep | 22 | 14/8 | 0/0 | T. ovis 1/4.5 % 95% CI: −4.9–14.0 | 0/0 |
| WuShi | Sheep | 43 | 18/25 | 0/0 | T. annulate 1/2.3 % 95% CI: −2.4–7.0 | 0/0 |
| XinHe | Dog | 23 | 7/16 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| YeCheng | Cattle | 16 | 5/11 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| ZePu | Environment | 18 | 11/7 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| Sheep | 91 | 36/55 | Babesia sp. 3/3.3% 95% CI: −0.4–7.0 | T. ovis 2/2.2% 95% CI: −0.9–5.3 | A. ovis 5/5.5% 95% CI: 0.7–10.3 | |
| Total | 330 | 146/184 | 3/0.9% 95% CI: −0.1–1.9 | 7/2.1% 95% CI: 0.6–3.7 | 5/1.5% 95% CI: 0.2–2.8 | |