TickCheck data
Each tick submitted for testing contributes to the research being conducted here at TickCheck. By keeping records of all the results generated, we have been able to gain valuable insights into disease prevalence and co-infection rates. The comprehensive testing panel has been especially helpful in contributing to this research by ensuring all diseases and coinfections are accounted for when examining a tick. Our current research shows that 42% of ticks tested are infected with at least one pathogen, 30% are co-infected with two or more, 8% carry three or more, and 3% of the ticks tested carry four or more.
Generally, nymphal ticks will have fewer pathogens because they've had fewer opportunities to feed. Our data shows this as well.
Sample size of 3,826 ticks.
Sample size of 9,387 ticks.
Sample size of 3,502 ticks.
Sample size of 8,976 ticks.
Sample size of 1,084 ticks.
Sample size of 385 ticks.
The bars below show the positive/negative prevalence ratio of selected pathogens we test for. These pathogens were observed in ticks from the United States and Canada. Data set includes tests performed from TickCheck's founding in 2014 through 2022.
Associated with Lyme disease · Sample size of 14,458 ticks.
Associated with Lyme disease · Sample size of 1,327 ticks.
Associated with Lyme disease · Sample size of 6,312 ticks.
Associated with Lyme disease · Sample size of 5,339 ticks.
Associated with anaplasmosis · Sample size of 19,002 ticks.
Associated with babesiosis · Sample size of 14,927 ticks.
Associated with bartonellosis · Sample size of 9,462 ticks.
Associated with ehrlichiosis · Sample size of 11,623 ticks.
Associated with Rocky Mountain spotted fever · Sample size of 5,263 ticks.
Associated with tularemia · Sample size of 8,385 ticks.
Associated with B. miyamotoi · Sample size of 10,958 ticks.
Associated with STARI · Sample size of 5,715 ticks.
Associated with babesiosis · Sample size of 5,141 ticks.
Associated with cat-scratch fever · Sample size of 1,150 ticks.
Associated with Mycoplasma spp. · Sample size of 5,217 ticks.
Associated with Borrelia spp. · Sample size of 5,205 ticks.
Associated with Powassan virus General · Sample size of 3,492 ticks.
Associated with Lyme disease · Sample size of 5,637 ticks.
Associated with ehrlichiosis · Sample size of 3,419 ticks.
Associated with Rocky Mountain spotted fever · Sample size of 3,314 ticks.
Associated with babesiosis · Sample size of 3,362 ticks.
Associated with Rocky Mountain spotted fever · Sample size of 9,819 ticks.
Associated with ehrlichiosis · Sample size of 3,363 ticks.
Associated with Ehrlichia spp. · Sample size of 2,128 ticks.
Associated with Anaplasma spp. · Sample size of 2,130 ticks.
Associated with Babesia odocoilei · Sample size of 1,144 ticks.
Associated with Ehrlichia canis · Sample size of 1,142 ticks.
Associated with Panola Mountain Ehrlichia · Sample size of 1,142 ticks.
Associated with Rickettsia montanensis · Sample size of 1,103 ticks.
Associated with non-human anaplasmosis · Sample size of 4,323 ticks.
Associated with anaplasmosis · Sample size of 4,323 ticks.
Associated with Deer Tick Virus · Sample size of 1,396 ticks.
Associated with Powassan virus Lineage Ⅰ · Sample size of 1,396 ticks.
Associated with Rickettsia parkeri · Sample size of 1,142 ticks.
Pathogen and co-infected tick prevalence data is © TickCheck, and is derived from our tick testing results and laboratory research.
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