Table 1.
Distribution of tick species for each collection site
| Species | Garissa |
Ijara |
Isiolo |
Mai mahiu |
Marigat |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. ticks | %ticks | No. ticks | %ticks | No. ticks | %ticks | No. ticks | %ticks | No. ticks | %ticks | |
| Rh. pulchellus | 34 | 44.7 | 55 | 72.4 | 68 | 89.5 | 1 | 1.3 | 43 | 56.6 |
| Rh.evertsi evertsi | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 65 | 85.5 | 3 | 3.9 |
| H. truncatum | 21 | 27.6 | 4 | 5.3 | 3 | 3.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.3 |
| Rh. appendiculatus | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 28 | 36.8 |
| A.gemma | 6 | 7.9 | 5 | 6.6 | 4 | 5.3 | 1 | 1.3 | 1 | 1.3 |
| H. marginatum | 5 | 6.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 10.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Hyalomma spp. | 7 | 9.2 | 1 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| A.lepidum | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 9.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| A.variegatum | 2 | 2.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| A.hebraeum | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Amblyomma spp. | 1 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Rh. annulatus | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
A: Amblyomma, H: Hyalomma, Rh: Rhipicephalus.