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Table 1 Geographic coordinates of study sites and the numbers of animals identified

From: Seasonal dynamics of Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) biting midges, potential vectors of African horse sickness and bluetongue viruses in the Niayes area of Senegal

Site Latitude Longitude Animals within 1 km of the trap*
Mbao 14.7467 −17.3327 32 horses, 2 poultry, 3 goats
Parc Hann** 14.7283 −17.4298 50 horses, 30 ponies, 11 lions, 1 tiger , 3 hyena, 5 jackal , 6 antelopes, 21 crocodiles, 9 turtles, 7 pitons
Niague 14.8234 −17.2499 4 cattle, 3 sheep, 30 horses, 1 donkey, 109 poultry, 1 dog
Pout 14.7665 −17.0357 12 horses, 8 donkeys, 1,700 sheep, 1,580 cattle, 240 goats, 25 buffalos, 11,000 poultry and 150 ostriches
Thies 14.794 −16.95 2 sheep, 24 horses (including 19 temporarily there to be mated), 50 poultry, 13 rabbits, 1 dog
  1. *All traps were placed in the immediate vicinity of the horses.
  2. **Parc Hann includes a riding center and a zoo.
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