Research Article
Spatial and Seasonal Patterns of Tick Infestations in Kassena-Nankana Livestock
Table 5
Association of tick species with the preferred site of attachment on livestock.
| | Tick species | Adult (n = 1247) | Nymph (n = 303) | | Part of attachment | Total number of animals | Ticks collected N (%) | Mean ± SE | value | Total number of animals | Ticks collected N (%) | Mean ± SE | value |
| | Amblyomma variegatum | Anal | 20 | 34 (2.73) | 1.7 ± 0.40 | <0.001 | 12 | 29 | 2.42 ± 0.79 | 0.2381 | | Chest | 66 | 253 (20.29) | 3.83 ± 0.37 | 12 | 51 | 4.25 ± 0.87 | | Head | 3 | 3 (0.24) | 1 | 0 | — | — | | Limbs | 6 | 13 (1.04) | 2.17 ± 0.60 | 0 | — | — | | Udder/scrotum | 109 | 472 (37.85) | 4.33 ± 0.30 | 30 | 121 | 4.03 ± 0.56 |
| | Hyalomma rufipes | Anal | 69 | 142 (11.39) | 2.06 ± 0.21 | 0.3291 | 0 | — | — | — | | Chest | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | | Head | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | | Limbs | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | | Udder/scrotum | 14 | 24 | 1.71 ± 0.37 | 0 | — | — |
| | Hyalomma truncatum | Anal | 33 | 81 | 2.45 ± 0.30 | <0.001 | — | — | — | — | | Chest | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | | Head | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | | Limbs | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | — | | Udder/scrotum | 20 | 28 | 1.4 ± 0.11 | — | 0 | — |
| | Rhipicephalus evertsi evertsi | Anal | 51 | 184 | 3.61 ± 0.44 | 0.6002 | 0 | — | — | — | | Chest | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — | | Head | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — | | Limbs | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — | | Udder/scrotum | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| | Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) sp. | Anal | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 14 | 1.27 ± 0.14 | 0.2586 | | Chest | 0 | — | — | 5 | 20 | 4 ± 1.76 | | Head | 0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Limbs | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — | | Udder/scrotum | 0 | — | — | 14 | 48 | 3.42 ± 0.88 |
| | Rhipicephalus geigyi | Anal | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0.0856 | | Chest | 0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Head | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — | | Limbs | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — | | Udder/scrotum | 0 | — | — | 2 | 8 | 4 ± 2 |
| | Rhipicephalus sanguineus (s.l.) | Anal | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | | Chest | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — | | Head | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — | | Limbs | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — | | Udder/scrotum | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
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