Table 5 The distribution of the tick species collected on cattle from villages in Kilombero and Iringa Districts
| Â | Iringa | Â | Kilombero | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tick species | Kisanga | Kitisi | Magombwe | Malizanga | Â | Lufulu | Idunda | Merera | Sagama* |
A. gemma | 45 | 23 | 5 | 46 | Â | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
A. lepidum | 88 | 6 | 202 | 10 | Â | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
A. variegatum | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | Â | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
H. albiparmatum | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | Â | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. rufipes | 27 | 7 | 14 | 2 | Â | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
R. appendiculatus | 4 | 25 | 0 | 108 | Â | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
R. decoloratus | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | Â | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
R. evertsi | 104 | 32 | 154 | 16 | Â | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
R. microplus | 2 | 3 | 39 | 0 | Â | 119 | 299 | 293 | 154 |