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Table 1 Details of samples collected in China and the results of ELISA and PCR testing

From: First report of Rickettsia felisin China

Sample type

Source of samples

Sample number

Sero-positivity (%), pos/total samples

PCR-positivity (%), pos/total samples

Province/ unicipality

City

Coordinates

Human blood

Jiangsu

Yangzhou

32°N, 119°E

822

15.6%, 28/180

0.1%, 1/822

Dog blood

Beijing

Beijing

39°N, 116°E

134

81.0%, 17/21

0.0%, 0/134

Gansu

Lanzhou

36°N, 103°E

96

70.0%, 14/20

0.0%, 0/96

Guangdong

Guangzhou

23°N, 113°E

35

40.0%, 8/20

0.0%, 0/35

Henan

Zhengzhou

34°N, 113°E

102

60.0%, 12/20

0.0%, 0/102

Inner Mongolia

Huhhot

40°N, 111°E

82

100.0%, 20/20

0.0%, 0/82

Jiangsu

Yangzhou

32°N, 119°E

50

25.0%, 5/20

0.0%, 0/50

Taizhou

32°N, 120°E

111

0.0%, 0/10

0.0%, 0/111

Nanjing

32°N, 118°E

61

10.0%, 1/10

0.0%, 0/61

Shanghai

Shanghai

31°N, 121°E

84

95.0%, 19/20

2.4%, 2/84

Shaanxi

Yangling

34°N, 108°E

56

75.0%, 15/20

0.0%, 0/56

Xinjiang

Urumchi

43°N, 87°E

86

40.0%, 8/20

0.0%, 0/86

Yunnan

Kunming

25°N, 102°E

162

12.9%, 9/70

5.8%, 6/162

Cat blood

Beijing

Beijing

39°N, 116°E

37

16.7%, 1/6

0.0%, 0/37

Guangdong

Guangzhou

23°N, 113°E

20

5.0%, 1/20

0.0%, 0/20

Jiangsu

Yangzhou

32°N, 119°E

38

29.7%, 11/37

0.0%, 0/38

Shanghai

Shanghai

31°N, 121°E

50

22.2%, 6/27

0.0%, 0/50

Lice

Jiangsu

Taizhou

32°N, 120°E

37

NA*

16.2%, 6/37

Tick

Jiangsu

Taizhou

32°N, 120°E

146

NA

10.3%, 15/146

Cat flea

Jiangsu

Yangzhou

32°N, 119°E

60

NA

95.0%, 57/60

Mosquito

Jiangsu

Yangzhou

32°N, 119°E

664

NA

6.3%, 42/664

Dog Rectal swab

Yunnan

Kunming

25°N, 102°E

43

NA

0.0%, 0/43

Mouse blood

Guangdong

Zhanjiang

21°N, 110°E

10

NA

0.0%, 0/10

Liver

10

NA

0.0%, 0/10

Kidney

10

NA

0.0%, 0/10

Spleen

10

NA

10.0%, 1/10