Biting Flies and Associated Pathogens in Camels in Amibara District of Afar Region, Ethiopia

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left" rowspan="2">Season</td><td class="align_center" colspan="4">Genus of biting flies</td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_center"><i>Hippobosca</i></td><td class="align_center"><i>Stomoxys</i></td><td class="align_center"><i>Tabanus</i></td><td class="align_center">Total</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Wet</td><td class="align_center">234</td><td class="align_center">159</td><td class="align_center">143</td><td class="align_center">536</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Dry</td><td class="align_center">195</td><td class="align_center">142</td><td class="align_center">110</td><td class="align_center">447</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Short rainy</td><td class="align_center">260</td><td class="align_center">228</td><td class="align_center">235</td><td class="align_center">723</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Total</td><td class="align_center">689</td><td class="align_center">529</td><td class="align_center">488</td><td class="align_center">1,706</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="5"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Overall abundances of collected biting flies in camels throughout different seasons in the Amibara district.</div>

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Table 2: Biting Flies and Associated Pathogens in Camels in Amibara District of Afar Region, Ethiopia 