Table 2.
Ticks sampled from different host species in four study areas of Baringo County.
| Study area | Tick species | Pools | N (%) | Cattle (%) | Goats (%) | Sheep (%) | Dogs (%) | Tortoises (%) | Poultry (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kampi Ya Samaki | Rh. pravus | 51 | 401 (12.07) | 82 (2.47) | 186 (5.6) | 95 (2.86) | 38 (1.14) | ||
| Ar. persicus | 34 | 234 (7.04) | 234 (7.04) | ||||||
| Rh. pulchellus | 31 | 204 (6.14) | 46 (1.38) | 98 (2.95) | 58 (1.74) | 2 (0.06) | |||
| Rh. evertsi evertsi | 17 | 133 (4) | 24 (0.72) | 66 (1.98) | 38 (1.14) | 5 (0.15) | |||
| Am. variegatum | 5 | 33 (0.99) | 19 (0.57) | 5 (0.15) | 9 (0.27) | ||||
| Am. gemma | 4 | 17 (0.51) | 8 (0.24) | 6 (0.18) | 3 (0.09) | ||||
| Am. sparsum | 2 | 13 (0.39) | 13 (0.39) | ||||||
| Am. nuttalli | 1 | 6 (0.18) | 6 (0.18) | ||||||
| Ruko Conservancy | Rh. pravus | 31 | 235 (7.07) | 52 (1.56) | 128 (2.85) | 55 (1.65) | |||
| Rh. evertsi evertsi | 28 | 219 (6.59) | 59 (1.77) | 46 (1.38) | 68 (2.04) | 46 (1.38) | |||
| Rh. pulchellus | 27 | 209 (6.29) | 114 (3.43) | 46 (1.38) | 30 (0.9) | 19 (0.57) | |||
| Hy. truncatum | 13 | 101 (3.04) | 52 (1.56) | 14 (0.42) | 35 (1.05) | ||||
| Am. variegatum | 8 | 52 (1.56) | 41 (1.23) | 6 (0.18) | 5 (0.15) | ||||
| Hy. rufipes | 7 | 47 (1.41) | 28 (0.84) | 7 (0.21) | 6 (0.18) | 6 (0.18) | |||
| Am. gemma | 5 | 36 (1.08) | 18 (0.54) | 11 (0.33) | 7 (0.21) | ||||
| Am. sparsum | 4 | 32 (0.96) | 32 (0.96) | ||||||
| Am. nuttalli | 2 | 16 (0.48) | 16 (0.48) | ||||||
| Rh. praetextatus | 8 | 15 (0.45) | 10 (0.3) | 5 (0.15) | |||||
| Logumgum | Rh. pravus | 97 | 731 (22.01) | 161 (4.85) | 304(9.15) | 202 (6.08) | 64 (1.92) | ||
| Am. variegatum | 26 | 187 (5.83) | 121 (3.64) | 23 (0.69) | 43(1.29) | ||||
| Rh. evertsi evertsi | 14 | 110 (3.31) | 25 (0.75) | 24 (0.72) | 15 (0.45) | 46 (1.38) | |||
| Am. gemma | 6 | 47 (1.41) | 19(0.57) | 5(0.15) | 23 (0.69) | 41 (1.23) | |||
| Am. falsomarmoreum | 6 | 41 (1.23) | 30 (0.9) | ||||||
| Am. sparsum | 5 | 30 (0.9) | |||||||
| Kokwa | Rh. pravus | 16 | 123 (3.7) | 1 (0.03) | 84 (2.53) | 38 (1.14) | |||
| Rh. evertsi evertsi | 4 | 26 (0.78) | 4 (0.12) | 8 (0.24) | 9 (0.27) | 5 (0.15) | |||
| Am. gemma | 4 | 22 (0.66) | 2 (0.06) | 12 (0.36) | 8 (0.24) | ||||
| Total | 456 | 3,320 | 899 (27.07) | 1,084 (32.56) | 747 (22.5) | 225 (6.77) | 125 (3.76) | 240 (7.22) |
Percentages are out of the total number of ticks sampled. N, number of ticks sampled.