Ectoparasite species | Localization | Animal (N) | No. of ectoparasites collected (m = male, f = female) | No. of ectoparasites tested by qPCR (m = male, f = female) | Rickettsia spp | Bartonella spp | Coxiella burnetii |
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Rhipicephalus sanguineus | El Ghorra, El Tarf. | Cattle (123) | 316 (104Â m, 212f) | 20 (10Â m, 10f) | 3/20 (1Â m, 2f) Ri. massiliae | - | - |
Sheep (250) | 454 (217Â m, 237f) | 20 (10Â m, 10f) | 11/20 (9Â m, 2f) Ri. massiliae | - | - | ||
Goats (128) | 104 (55Â m, 49f) | 20 (10Â m, 10f) | - | - | - | ||
Dogs (50) | 323 (222Â m, 101f) | 20 (10Â m, 10f) | 1/20 (1Â m) Ri. massiliae | - | - | ||
Cheabat El Balout, Souk Ahras | Boars (2) | 9 (5Â m, 4f) | 9 (5Â m, 4f) | 8/9 (5Â m, 3f) Ri. massiliae | - | - | |
Mangoose (1) | 2 (1Â m, 1f) | 2 (1Â m, 1f) | 2/2 (1Â m, 1f) Ri. massiliae | - | - | ||
Jackals (2) | 23 (15Â m, 8f) | 23(15Â m, 8f) | 13/23(8Â m, 5f) Ri. massiliae | - | - | ||
Hedgehogs (4) | 10 (2Â m, 8f) | 10(2Â m, 8f) | - | - | - | ||
Rhipicephalus bursa | El Ghorra, El Tarf. | Cattle (123) | 50 (39Â m, 11f) | 20 (10Â m, 10f) | 2/20 (2f) Ri. massiliae | - | - |
Sheep (250) | 72 (37Â m, 35f) | 20 (10Â m, 10f) | - | - | - | ||
Goats (128) | 19 (19Â m) | 19 (19Â m) | - | - | - | ||
Hyalomma lusitanicum | El Ghorra, El Tarf. | Sheep (250) | 1 (1Â m) | 1 (1Â m) | - | - | - |
Goats (128) | 3 (2Â m, 1f) | 3 (2Â m, 1f) | - | - | - | ||
Hyalomma scupense | El Ghorra, El Tarf. | Cattle (123) | 94 (41Â m, 53f) | 20 (10Â m, 10f) | 6/20 (2Â m, 4f) Ri. aeschlimannii | - | - |
Sheep (250) | 1 (1f) | 1 (1f) | - | - | - | ||
Hyalomma anatolicum excavatum | El Ghorra, El Tarf. | Cattle (123) | 105 (54Â m, 51f) | 20 (10Â m, 10f) | 6/20 (4Â m, 2f) Ri. aeschlimannii | - | - |
Hyalomma marginatum | El Ghorra, El Tarf. | Goats (128) | 4 (4f) | 4 (4f) | - | - | - |
Ixodes ricinus | El Ghorra, El Tarf. | Sheep (250) | 1 (1Â m) | 1 (1Â m) | - | - | - |
Cheabat El Balout, Souk Ahras | Mongoose (1) | 1 (1Â m) | 1 (1Â m) | - | - | - | |
Ixodes hexagonus | El Ghorra, El Tarf. | Dogs (50) | 2 (2f) | 2 (2f) | - | - | - |
Cheabat El Balout, Souk Ahras | Hedgehogs (4) | 9 (1Â m, 8f) | 9 (1Â m, 8f) | - | - | - | |
Dermacentor marginatus | Cheabat El Balout, Souk Ahras | Boars (2) | 3 (3f) | 3 (3f) | 2/3 (2f) Ri. slovaca | - | - |
Haemaphysalis punctata | Cheabat El Balout, Souk Ahras | Boars (2) | 1 (1f) | 1 (1f) | 1/1 (1f) Ri. slovaca | - | - |
Ixodes vespertilionis | Cheabat El Balout, Souk Ahras | Bats (10) | 19 (2f, 17 nymphs) | 19 (2f, 17 nymphs) | - | 12/19 (1f, 11 nymphs) B. tamiae | 3/19 (2f, 1 nymph) |
Ischnopsyllus intermedius | Cheabat El Balout, Souk Ahras | Bats (10) | 3 (3f) | 3 (3f) | - | - | - |
Ctencephalides felis | Cheabat El Balout, Souk Ahras | Hedgehogs (4) | 2 (2f) | 2 (2f) | 2/2 (2f) Ri. felis | - | - |
Pariodontis riggenbachi | Cheabat El Balout, Souk Ahras | Porcupine (1) | 21 (3Â m, 18f) | 21 (3Â m, 18f) | - | - | - |
Nycteribiidae | Cheabat El Balout, Souk Ahras | Bats (10) | 11(5Â m, 6f) | 11(5Â m, 6f) | - | 8/11 B. tamiae | - |
Archaeopsylla erinacei | Cheabat El Balout, Souk Ahras | Hedgehogs (4) | 110 (39Â m, 71f) | 110 (39Â m, 71f) | 80/110 (19Â m, 61f) Ri. felis | - | - |