Amblyomma hebraeum is the predominant tick species on goats in the Mnisi Community Area of Mpumalanga Province South Africa and is co-infected with Ehrlichia ruminantium and Rickettsia africae

Table 1 Species composition and total number of ticks collected from goats in the Mnisi Community Area of Mpumalanga Province, South Africa, in July 2013

Village	No. of goats	Adults					Nymphs		Larvae	Total
Village	No. of goats	AH	RM	RA	RS	RZ	A	R	Larvae	Total
Athol	11		3				21	2	236	262
Clare (H1)	3	1	16	1			21		60	99
Clare (H2)	3		1				32		77	110
Cortenburg	14						110	5	85	200
Gottenburg-C	2						14		2	16
Hlavakisa	8	9					132	3	62	206
Hluvukani (H1)	7	2	4				70		92	168
Hluvukani (H2)	14	5	1			1	50	22	13	92
Ludlow	8		11				38		55	104
Phungue	1	1	12				92	2	240	347
Share	11		2				35		77	114
Seville	3		1				48	11	0	60
Thorndale	4	1	1				36		38	76
Timbavati	14	1	71		1	1	90	23	108	295
Utha (H1)	4	3	30				327		650	1010
Utha (H2)	5		2				41	5	31	79
Welverdiend	5		6				37		106	149
Total	117	23	161	1	1	2	1194	73	1932	3387

Abbreviations: H1, Household 1; H2, Household 2; AH, Amblyomma hebraeum; RM, Rhipicephalus microplus; RA, Rhipicephalus appendiculatus; RS, Rhipicephalus sinus; RZ, Rhipicephalus zambeziensis; A, Amblyomma; R, Rhipicephalus

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