| A |
| Khenti |
Gender |
Pathogena |
Khuvsgul |
Gender |
Pathogena |
| Species |
|
Bb |
Ap |
Rr |
Species |
|
Bb |
Ap |
Rr |
| Mongolian |
F |
0 (0) |
100 (2) |
0 (0) |
Mongolian |
F |
60.0 (3) |
100 (5) |
80.0 (4) |
| Horse |
M |
0 (0) |
100.0 (1) |
0 (0) |
Horse |
M |
33.3 (1) |
100 (3) |
0 (0) |
| |
MC |
- |
- |
- |
|
MC |
36.4 (4) |
63.6 (7) |
18.2 (2) |
| |
Total |
0 (0) |
100 (3) |
0 (0) |
|
Total |
42.1 (8) |
78.9 (15) |
31.6 (6) |
| Mongolian |
F |
12.5 (7) |
47.8 (22) |
2.0 (1) |
Mongolian |
F |
12.5 (2) |
6.3 (1) |
18.8 (3) |
| Cattle |
M |
0 (0) |
42.3 (2) |
0 (0) |
Cattle |
M |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
50 (1) |
| |
MC |
- |
100 (1) |
- |
|
MC |
0 (0) |
50 (1) |
0 (0) |
| |
Total |
11.3 (7) |
43.9 (25) |
1.9 (1) |
|
Total |
10.0 (2) |
10.0 (2) |
20.0 (4) |
| Mongolian |
F |
3.9 (3) |
17.3 (13) |
37.3 (28) |
Mongolian |
F |
26.3 (5) |
73.7 (14) |
0 (0) |
| Fat-Tailed Sheep |
M |
3.1 (2) |
12.3 (8) |
37.5 (24) |
Fat-Tailed Sheep |
M |
50.0 (1) |
100 (2) |
0 (0) |
| |
MC |
- |
- |
- |
|
MC |
44.4 (8) |
66.7 (12) |
5.6 (1) |
| |
Total |
3.5 (5) |
15.0 (21) |
37.4 (52) |
|
Total |
35.0 (14) |
72.5 (28) |
2.8 (1) |
| Mongolian |
F |
5.9 (3) |
19.1 (9) |
22.0 (11) |
Mongolian |
F |
0 (0) |
57.1 (12) |
0 (0) |
| Fuzzy Goat |
M |
0 (0) |
17.1 (6) |
37.1 (13) |
Fuzzy Goat |
M |
0 (0) |
54.5 (6) |
0 (0) |
| |
MC |
- |
0 (0) |
100 (1) |
|
MC |
40.9 (9) |
95.5 (21) |
0 (0) |
| |
Total |
3.4 (3) |
18.1 (18) |
29.1 (25) |
|
Total |
16.7 (9) |
72.2 (39) |
0 (0) |
| Overallb |
|
5.1 (15) |
22.6 (64) |
27.7 (64) |
Overallb |
|
24.8 (33) |
63.9 (84) |
8.4 (11) |
awithin species positives bwithin site positives cwithin species totals
Bb: Borrelia burgdorferi; Ap: Anaplasma phagocytophilum; Rr: SFG rickettsiae; “-“: no samples available in this category |
| B |
| |
Seroprevalence (n)* |
|
| Pathogen |
Horses |
Cattle |
Goats |
Sheep |
p-value |
| B.burgdorferi s.l. |
16.7 (8) |
18.8 (9) |
25 (12) |
39.6 (19) |
0.002 |
| A.phagocytophilum |
12.1 (18) |
18.1 (27) |
36.2 (54) |
33.6 (50) |
<0.001 |
| SFG rickettsiae |
6.7 (6) |
5.6 (5) |
28.1 (25) |
59.6 (53) |
<0.001 |
*Values presented are % within pathogen; B=Borrelia; A= Anaplasma |
| C |
| |
|
Seroprevalence (n)* |
| Site |
Pathogen |
Horses |
Cattle |
Goats |
Sheep |
| Khenti |
B.burgdorferi s.l. |
0 (0) |
2.4 (7) |
1.0 (3) |
1.7 (5) |
| |
A.phagocytophilum |
1.1 (3) |
8.8 (25) |
5.3 (15) |
7.4 (21) |
| |
SFG rickettsiae |
0 (0) |
0.4 (1) |
8.9 (25) |
18.4 (52) |
| Khuvsgol |
B.burgdorferi s.l. |
6.0 (8) |
1.5 (2) |
6.8 (9) |
24.8 (33) |
| |
A.phagocytophilum |
11.3 (15) |
1.5 (2) |
29.3 (39) |
21.8 (29) |
| |
SFG rickettsiae |
4.6 (6) |
3.1 (4) |
0 (0) |
0.8 (1) |
% = % within site; n = positive count within species in each site |
| D |
| |
A. ovis Prevalencea (n)* |
| |
|
Khenti |
Khuvsgul |
| |
|
Site |
Site |
| Species |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
| Mongolian Cattle |
F |
5 (1) |
20.0 (2) |
0 (0) |
83.3 (10) |
25.0 (1) |
| |
M |
- |
- |
0 (0) |
50.0 (1) |
- |
| |
MC |
- |
0 (0) |
- |
100 (1) |
0 (0) |
| |
Totalc |
5.0 (1) |
16.7 (2) |
0 (0) |
80.0 (12) |
20 (1) |
| Mongolian Fuzzy Goat |
F |
72.7 (8) |
25.0 (1) |
77.8 (7) |
64.3 (9) |
100 (2) |
| |
M |
50.0 (3) |
75.0 (3) |
60.0 (3) |
87.5 (7) |
0 (0) |
| |
MC |
- |
- |
- |
0 (0) |
40.9 (9) |
| |
Total |
64.7 (11) |
50.0 (4) |
71.4 (10) |
64.0 (16) |
44.0 (11) |
| Mongolian Fat-Tailed |
F |
12.5 (1) |
55.6 (5) |
66.7 (6) |
94.1 (16) |
50.0 (3) |
| Sheep |
M |
57.1 (4) |
100 (1) |
20.0 (2) |
0 (0) |
100 (1) |
| |
MC |
- |
- |
- |
83.3 (5) |
30.8 (4) |
| |
Total |
33.3 (5) |
60.0 (6) |
42.1 (8) |
88.0 (22) |
40.0 (8) |
| Overallb |
|
32.7 (17) |
40.0 (12) |
50.0 (18) |
76.9 (50) |
40.0 (20) |
awithin species positives; bwithin site positives; cwithin species totals; donly goats sampled; emissing gender classification; ‘-‘ no samples available in this category |
| Table 4: Tick-borne pathogen prevalence in four species of Mongolian livestock (n=436) sampled from 2007-2008: (A) shown by region, species, and gender; (B) showing significant differences across species; (C) categorized by species and site; and (D) A. ovisinfection identified by aimag and site in three species of Mongolian livestock (n=223, horses not included). |
