Table 2 Cumulative counts, prevalence, number of males and females, and male: female ratio of ticks identified
Tick species | Total | Mean prevalence% | Males | Females | Male: female ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(95% confidence interval) | |||||
Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) decoloratus | 1890 | 41.4 | 473 | 1417 | 1 : 3 |
(36.5–46.3) | |||||
Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus | 819 | 15.4 | 189 | 630 | 1 : 3.3 |
(11.9–19.0) | |||||
Rhipicephalus guilhoni | 434 | 12.0 | 302 | 132 | 2.3 : 1 |
(7.2–16.8) | |||||
Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) geigyi | 306 | 7.6 | 45 | 261 | 1 : 5.8 |
(6.1–9.1) | |||||
Hyalomma truncatum | 681 | 7.4 | 469 | 212 | 2.2 : 1 |
(5.8–9.0) | |||||
Amblyomma variegatum | 361 | 6.3 | 245 | 116 | 2.1 : 1 |
(4.5–8.1) | |||||
Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) spp. | 205 | 4.1 | 12 | 193 | 1 : 16 |
(2.9–5.4) | |||||
Rhipicephalus simus Group | 239 | 4.0 | 155 | 84 | 1.8 : 1 |
(2.5–5.5) | |||||
Rhipicephalus turanicus | 39 | 1.2 | 22 | 17 | 1.3 : 1 |
(0.5–2.0) | |||||
Rhipicephalus sanguineus | 10 | 0.3 | 4 | 6 | 1 : 1.5 |
(0.03–1.0) | |||||
Hyalomma rufipes | 26 | 0.2 | 18 | 8 | 2.2 : 1 |
(0.1–0.4) | |||||
Rhipicephalus lunulatus | 1 | <0.1 | 1 | – | 1 : 0 |
(0.0–0.0) |