First report of Theileria annulata in Nigeria: Findings from cattle ticks in Zamfara and Sokoto States

Parasites & Vectors

Table 1 Number of animals surveyed, number of ticks collected and mean tick loads

State	Local government area (LGA)	Village	No. of cattle sampled	Ticks collected			Mean tick count/animal ± SE
State	Local government area (LGA)	Village	No. of cattle sampled	Males	Females	Total	Village level	State level
Zamfara	Anka	Anka	16	36	6	42	2.62 ± 1.67	3.0 ± 2.28^a
		Kwaye	14	22	14	36	2.57 ± 2.31
		Kwakwalwa	11	28	15	43	3.9 ± 1.87
		Gema	15	32	14	46	3.06 ± 2.12
		Abara	24	56	17	73	3.04 ± 2.88
Sub-total			80	174	66	240
Sokoto	Sokoto North	Kara	13	18	36	54	4.15 ± 4.20	3.91 ± 3.15^a
	Wurno	Achida	20	40	54	94	4.70 ± 3.87
	Illela	Illela	32	29	77	106	3.31 ± 1.91
Sub-total			65	87	167	254
Total			145	261	233	494

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