Table 3 Tick and flea prevalence and intensity in infested cats of six African countries
All | Tanzania (%) | Kenya (%) | Uganda (%) | Nigeria (%) | Ghana (%) | Namibia (%) | |||||||||||||
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Rural | Urban | P | Rural | Urban | P | Rural | Urban | P | Rural | Urban | P | Rural | Urban | P | Rural | Urban | P | ||
Ticks | |||||||||||||||||||
R. sanguineus s.l. | 6.4 | 8.7 | 10.5 | ns | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||||
Rhipicephalus sp. | 2.1 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 9.1 | ns | ||||||||
Rhipicentor sp. | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 0.0 | ns | ||||||||
H. elliptica | 11.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 31.9 | 7.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||||||
H. leachi | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||||||
H. spinulosa | 7.1 | 8.7 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 21.4 | 20.0 | ns | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||||
Haemaphysalis sp. | 13.5 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 25.5 | 14.3 | 20.0 | ns | 25.0 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 0.0 | ns | |||||||
Amblyomma sp. | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||||||
Ixodes sp. | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||||||
Tick | 41.1 | 21.7 | 26.3 | ns | 61.7 | 35.7 | 40.0 | ns | 100.0 | 38.5 | 40.0 | 9.1 | ns infestIND eq 'A' | ||||||
Intensity | 40.0 | 16.7 | 4.8 | 20.0 | 25.0 | 75.0 | 75.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||
Shannon’ index | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.0 | ||||||||||
Fleas | |||||||||||||||||||
C. felis | 62.8 | 65.4 | 68.2 | ns | 65.3 | 100.00 | 28.6 | 60.0 | ns | 0.0 | 71.4 | 40.0 | 81.8 | ns | |||||
Echidnophaga sp. | 33.8 | 42.3 | 54.6 | ns | 30.6 | 0.00 | 50.0 | 10.0 | * | 0.0 | 0.0 | 40.0 | 9.1 | ns | |||||
Xenopsylla cheopis | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 7.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||||
Flea | 81.4 | 84.6 | 95.5 | ns | 79.6 | 100.00 | 71.4 | 70.0 | ns | 0.0 | 71.4 | 60.0 | 90.9 | ns | |||||
Intensity | 5.3 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||||||
Shannon’ index | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.00 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | |||||||||
Co-infestation | 19.6 | 7.4 | 21.7 | 42.0 | 0.00 | 7.1 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||||
Shannon’ index | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.52 | 0.00 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.6 | |||||||||
No. of cats* | 158 | 27 | 23 | 50 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 11 | ||||||||