Table 4 Prevalence of species detected in the sampled wildlife species and cattle from the Kafue ecosystem

T. velifera

1 (0.9%)

26 (49.1%)

136 (58.6%)

1, 6, 7, 29, 55, 64, 92

T. mutans

20 (37.7%)

140 (60.3%)

3, 5, 16, 26, 42, 60

T. parva

8 (15.1%)

1 (0.4%)

15, 86, 101

T. taurotragi

4 (1.7%)

35, 46, 62

Theileria sp. (buffalo)

26 (49.1%)

1 (0.4%)

10,11,18,22

Theileria sp. (bougasvlei)

10 (18.9%)

25

Theileria sp. (sable)

15 (31.9%)

1 (50.0%)

8,14,85

Theileria sp. (waterbuck)

12 (25.5%)

8 (100.0%)

1 (1.9%)

4

Theileria sp. (tsessebe)

8 (17.0%)

1 (50.0%)

9,23,49

Theileria sp. (giraffe)

65 (61.3%)

2,47,106

T. bongo

3 (75.0%)

12, 13

B. bigemina

24 (10.3%)

19, 32, 67, 71

Babesia sp.

1 (50.0%)

58

B. occultans

4 (1.7%)

28

H. canis

1 (25.0%)

40

Hepatozoon sp.

1 (50.0%)

82

Colpodellodae

1 (0.4%)

57

Total head sampled

106

47

8

4

4

2

53

232