Tick species CattleĀ (n=265) Sheep (n=198) Goat (n=150) Overall prevalence
Positive (%) Positive (%) Positive (%) Positive (%)
Boophilus decoloratus 30/265 (11.32 ) 12/198 (6.06 ) 10/150 (6.67 ) 52/613 (8.48 )
Amblyomma variegatum 31/265 (11.7 ) 6/198 (3.03 ) 3/150 (2.00 ) 40/613 (6.52 )
Amblyomma gemma 9/265 (3.34 ) 5/198 (2.52 ) 4/150 (2.67 ) 14/613 (2.28 )
Rhipicephalus pulchellus 9/265 (3.34) 0/198 (0.00 ) 0/150 (0.00 ) 9/613 (1.47 )
Rhipicephalus evertsi evertsi 5/265 (1.89 ) 1/198 (0.50 ) 0/150 (0.00 ) 6/613 (0.98 )
Table 3: Species-level prevalence of tick infestation in domestic ruminants (cattle, sheep and goat).