Table 1.

Weekly A. variegatum tick counts on lambs and kids examined at the three sample sites in The Gambia

Week of observation	Total no. of A. variegatum ticks counted on animals at
	Kerr Seringe (5 lambs)	Keneba (5 lambs, 5 kids)	Bansang (5 lambs, 11 kids)
1	0	0	0
2	0	0	0
3	0	0	0
4	0	0	0
5	0	0	0
6	0	0	0
7	0	0	0
8	0	0	0
9	0	0	0
10	0	0	0
11	0	0	0
12	0	0	0
13	0	0	0
14	0	0	0
15	0	0	0
16	0*	1N, 1M	0
17	0	0	0
18	1N	7M, 4F	2F**
19	0	4M	0
20	0	14M, 4F	0
21	0	0	0
22	0	0	0
23	0	1M, 1F	0

* 2 Hyalomma sp. adults and 1 Rhipicephalus sp. adult also recorded

** 1 Hyalomma sp. adult also recorded

Key: N = nymph, M = adult male, F = adult female