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Table 2 Study sites where R. microplus was found, the corresponding number of other Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) tick species identified and the percentage proportion of R.microplus and R.decoloratus ticks in relation to total tick collection per study site

From: Identification and distribution of Rhipicephalus microplus in selected high-cattle density districts in Uganda: signaling future demand for novel tick control approaches

District

Sub county

Village

Ticks collected

Rm

Rd

Rg

Ra

% of total tick collection in that study site

Rm

Rd

Napak

Matany

Arecheck

501

1

40

4

0

0.1

7.9

Lopeii

Nakatiyat

142

5

1

0

0

3.5

0.7

Iriiri

Ariama-aokot

442

20

18

1

0

4.5

4.0

Iriiri

Nakwakwa

245

16

30

0

0

6.5

12.2

Kaabong

Kathile south

Kamacharikol

322

1

18

4

0

0.3

5.5

Sidok

Karichor

318

1

16

0

0

0.3

5.0

Amudat

Looro

Murut

553

2

3

0

0

0.3

0.5

Arua

Adumi

Oniba

302

16

0

0

0

5.2

0

Adumi

Yedu

231

28

0

0

0

12.1

0

Adumi

Onguwa

792

28

0

0

0

3.5

0

Adumi

Alivu

297

12

7

0

0

4.0

2.3

Adumi

Odranyiri

381

13

9

0

1

3.4

2.3

Adumi

Eraka

210

7

5

0

2

3.3

2.3

Adumi

Kova

425

16

0

0

0

3.7

0

Adumi

Ego-Ayiko B

443

25

0

2

0

5.6

0

Adumi

Oleba

228

36

1

0

7

15.7

0.4

Adumi

Oliva-Aderi

80

0

0

0

0

0

0

Adumi

Amakuva

110

6

4

1

0

5.4

3.6

Adumi

Elikoa

197

8

1

0

0

4.0

0.5

Adumi

Ego-Ayiko A

249

16

0

0

0

6.4

0

  1. Rm Rhipicephalus microplus, Rd Rhipicephalus decoloratus, Rg Rhipicephalus geigyi, Ra Rhipicephalus annulatus