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Table 3 Male: female sex ratio per species

From: A comprehensive survey of the prevalence and spatial distribution of ticks infesting cattle in different agro-ecological zones of Cameroon

Tick species

Male (♂)

Female (♀)

Total

M:F (♂: ♀)

A. variegatum

3133

1077

4210

2.91:1

R. microplus

69

1043

1112

0.07:1

R. decoloratus

22

686

708

0.03:1

H. rufipes

151

59

210

2.56:1

H. truncatum

518

250

768

2.07:1

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Parasites & Vectors

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