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Table 1 Identified tick species and infestation rate among sampled animals

From: Evidence of the presence of Borrelia burgdorferi in dogs and associated ticks in Egypt

Animals

No. of inspected animals

Tick species

No. (%) of tick infested animals

Dog

100

Rhipicephalus sanguineus

69 (69%) b

Cattle

100

Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus

76 (76%) b

Camel

100

 

90 (90%) a

  

Hyalomma dromedarii

84/90 (93.33%)

  

Amblyomma variegatum

6/90 (6.67%)

Total

300

 

235 (78.33%)

  1. a,b Different superscripts indicate significant difference at P < 0.05