| dc.description.abstract | A total of 25 cattle and 62 African buffaloes (Syncerus caffer) in the Tsavo Conservation Area in
Kenya were sampled for ticks. The ticks that were collected were identified and counted under a
stereoscopic microscope. Eight species, namely Amblyomma gemma, Amblyomma lepidum,
Hyalomma albiparmatum, Hyalomma rufipes, Hyalomma truncatum, Rhipicephalus evertsi evertsi,
Rhipicephalus pravus and Rhipicephalus pulchellus, were shared by cattle and buffaloes. Three
species, namely Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) sp., Rhipicephalus kochi, and Rhipicephalus muehlensi,
were collected only from cattle and three species, Hyalomma impeltatum, Rhipicephalus humeralis and
Rhipicephalus praetextatus, were present only on buffaloes, New locality records for H. impeltatum
and H. truncatum were established and the first locality records for Rhipicephalus praetextatus sensu
stricto in Kenya reported. | en_US |
