Table 1 Weekly A. variegatum tick counts on lambs and kids examined at the three sample sites in The Gambia
Week of observation | Total no. of A. variegatumticks counted on animals at | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Kerr Seringe (5 lambs) | Keneba (5 lambs, 5 kids) | Bansang (5 lambs, 11 kids) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 | 0* | 1N, 1M | 0 |
17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | 1N | 7M, 4F | 2F** |
19 | 0 | 4M | 0 |
20 | 0 | 14M, 4F | 0 |
21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
23 | 0 | 1M, 1F | 0 |