Table 2.
Summary of the number of animal and ticks sampled and overall results reported in the present study
| Animals | No. examined | Region | Species amplified | No. of infected animals (%) | No. of animals infested by ticks | Tick species | No. of ticks examined | No. of infected ticks (% | Species amplified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheep | 136 | Keur Momar Sarr | Anaplasma ovis | 76 (55.9) | 15 | Rhipicephalus evertsi evertsi | 48 | 2 (4.2) | Ehrlichia canis |
| Anaplasma cf. platys | 27 (19.8) | ||||||||
| “Ca. Anaplasma africae” | 5 (3.7) | ||||||||
| Cattle | 47 | Sine Saloum | A. marginale | 10 (21.3) | Not found | ||||
| 2013 | A. centrale | 3 (6.4) | |||||||
| Anaplasma cf. platys | 12 (25.5) | ||||||||
| “Ca. Anaplasma africae” | 4 (8.5) | ||||||||
| 2014 | 15 | Keur Momar Sarr | A. marginale | 2 (13.3) | 3 | R. e. evertsi | 5 | na | |
| A. centrale | 3 (20.0) | Hyalomma rufipes | 4 | na | |||||
| Anaplasma cf. platys | 2 (13.3) | ||||||||
| “Ca. Anaplasma africae” | 1 (6.7) | ||||||||
| Goats | 29 | Keur Momar Sarr | Anaplasma cf. platys | 8 (27.7) | Not found | ||||
| “Ca. Anaplasma africae” | 3 (10.3) | ||||||||
| Equines | 64 | Keur Momar Sarr | na | 2 donkeys | R. e. evertsi | 6 | na | ||
| 26 horses | R. e. evertsi | 113 | na | ||||||
| Hy. impeltatum | 10 | ||||||||
| Hy. rufipes | 13 | na | |||||||
| R. bursa | 3 | na | |||||||
| Dogs | 64 | Keur Momar Sarr | A. platys | 10 (15.6) | 2 | R. muhsamae | 2 | na | |
| E. canis | 12 (18.8) | ||||||||
| 78 | Casamance | 0 (0) | Not found | ||||||
| Total | 433 | 178 (41.1) | 48 | 204 | 2 (0.9) |