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Background information of ticks collected
| Total n (%) |
Coastal savanna n (%) |
Guinea and Sudan savanna n (%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Animal host | |||
| Cattle | 1674 (83.0) | 728 (98.5) | 946 (74.1) |
| Dogs | 325 (16.1) | 11 (1.5) | 314 (24.6) |
| Goats | 7 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (0.5) |
| Sheep | 10 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | 10 (0.8) |
| Sex of ticks | |||
| Male | 1327 (65.8) | 345 (46.7) | 982 (76.9) |
| Female | 689 (34.2) | 394 (53.3) | 295 (23.1) |
