Table 1 Summary of test results for ticks collected from vegetation. Amblyomma americanum adults were collected from vegetation and tested for the presence of the Panola Mountain Ehrlichia sp.
Collection State | # Ticks (M/F) | # POS (M/F) | % POS |
|---|---|---|---|
Florida | 151 (57/94) | 1 (1/0) | 0.66% |
Georgia | 705 (292/413) | 6 (3/3) | 0.85% |
Kentucky | 6 (1/5) | 1 (0/1) | 16.7% |
New Jersey | 120 (68/52) | 2 (2/0) | 1.67% |
New York | 475 (246/229) | 4 (4/0) | 0.84% |
North Carolina | 383 (152/231) | 0 | 0% |
South Carolina | 80 (37/43) | 0 | 0% |
Texas | 44 (14/30) | 0 | 0% |
   TOTAL | 1964 (867/1097) | 14 (10/4) | 0.71% |