Table 2.
Prevalence of ticks and the detection rate of Anaplasma marginale.
| Tick Species | Tick Life Stages | Total Ticks (%) | Ticks Subjected to PCR | Infested Hosts | Anaplasma marginale | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female • (%) | Male (%) | Nymph (%) | Positive Ticks | Infection Rate % | ||||
| Hy. dromedarii | 187 (47.9) | 170 (43.6) | 33 (8.5) | 390 (20.8) | 45 | Camels, Sheep, Cattle | 14 | 31.1 |
| Hy. anatolicum | 140 (47.6) | 128 (43.5) | 26 (8.9) | 294 (15.7) | 42 | Cattle, Sheep, Goats, Dogs, Asian water buffaloes, Horses, Camels | 10 | 23.8 |
| Hy. scupense | 103 (49.7) | 86 (41.6) | 18 (8.7) | 207 (11.0) | 33 | Cattle, Asian water buffaloes, Horses | 9 | 27.3 |
| Hy. isaaci | 33 (56.9) | 19 (32.8) | 6 (10.3) | 58 (3.1) | 15 | Sheep, Cattle, Goats | 0 | 0 |
| Ha. cornupunctata | 51 (47.7) | 42 (39.3) | 14 (13) | 107 (5.7) | 8 | Sheep, Goats | 0 | 0 |
| Ha. montgomeryi | 42 (48.3) | 36 (41.4) | 9 (10.3) | 87 (4.6) | 6 | Goats, Sheep | 0 | 0 |
| Ha. bispinosa | 26 (48.2) | 18 (33.3) | 10 (18.5) | 54 (2.9) | 8 | Goats, Sheep | 0 | 0 |
| Ha. sulcata | 21 (44.7) | 17 (36.2) | 9 (19.1) | 47 (2.5) | 7 | Sheep, Goats | 0 | 0 |
| R. microplus | 126 (48.1) | 78 (29.8) | 58 (22.1) | 262 (14) | 40 | Cattle, Asian water buffaloes, Sheep, Goats, Dogs | 12 | 30 |
| R. turanicus | 61 (50.4) | 51 (42.2) | 9 (7.4) | 121 (6.5) | 6 | Sheep, Goats, Dogs, Horses | 0 | 0 |
| R. sanguineus | 71 (52.2) | 52 (38.2) | 13 (9.6) | 136 (7.3) | 30 | Dogs, Sheep, Goats | 6 | 20 |
| R. haemaphysaloides | 53 (48.2) | 45 (40.9) | 12 (10.9) | 110 (5.9) | 30 | Dogs, Sheep, Goats | 6 | 20 |
| Total | 914 (48.8) | 742 (39.6) | 217 (11.6) | 1873 | 314 | 54 | 17.2 | |
• Count for fully, partially and unengorged.