Table 2 Number of ticks testing positive for RNA from tick-borne bacteria by collection date and sex.

From: Metagenomic-based Surveillance of Pacific Coast tick Dermacentor occidentalis Identifies Two Novel Bunyaviruses and an Emerging Human Ricksettsial Pathogen

Collection date

June 19, 2011

May 21, 2013

May 24, 2014

2011–14

Tick sex

Female (n = 63)

Male (n = 36)

Female (n = 52)

Male (n = 66)

Female (n = 13)

Male (n = 20)

Total (n = 250)

Francisella

58 (92.1%)

34 (94.4%)

22 (42.3%)

33 (50.0%)

11 (84.6%)

16 (80.0%)

174 (69.6%)

Rickettsia

6 (9.5%)

2 (5.6%)

2 (3.8%)

7 (10.1%)

1 (7.7%)

1 (5.0%)

19 (7.6%)

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