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 4 Species composition and total number of ticks collected from goats in the Mnisi Community Area of Mpumalanga Province, South Africa, in July 2014

Village	No. of goats	Adults			Nymphs		Larvae	Total
Village	No. of goats	AH	RM	RA	A	R	Larvae	Total
Athol	10				248	7	81	336
Clare (H1)	10	25	5		267	11	50	358
Clare (H2)	10	1	1		67		17	86
Cortenburg	10	2			221	1	31	255
Gottenburg-C	10	3	2		336	10	60	411
Hlavekisa	10	2	3		378	4	111	498
Hluvukani (H1)	10	2			143		5	150
Hluvukani (H2)	10				72		8	80
Ludlow	10	5			274	47	60	386
Phungue	10	1			150		127	278
Share	10	50	12		128	4	1	195
Seville	10				173		41	214
Thorndale	10	11			247		21	279
Timbavati	10	7	2	1	134	26	70	240
Utah	10	3			123		33	159
Welverdiend	10	2			186		16	204
Total	160	114	25	1	3147	110	732	4129

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

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