Detection of Parasites and Parasitic Infections of Free-Ranging Wildlife on a Game Ranch in Zambia: A Challenge for Disease Control

Table 3

Ticks collected from different wildlife species on game ranch.

Wildlife species	(n)	Tick species identified (*)
Bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus)	4	Rhipiciphelus appendiculatus (4), Rhipiciphelus species (4), Amblyoma variegatum (3), Hyaloma species (2).
Defassa waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus)	8	Rhipiciphelus appendiculatus (8), Rhipiciphelus species (6), Amblyoma variegatum (7), Hyaloma trancutum (3), Boophilus decoloratus (4).
Greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros)	11	Rhipiciphelus appendiculatus (11), Rhipiciphelus species (9), Amblyoma variegatum (8), Amblyoma species (2), Hyaloma Trancutum (4), Hyaloma species (2).
Impala (Aepyceros melampus)	6	Rhipiciphelus appendiculatus (2).
Kafue lechwe (Kobus leche kafuensis)	22	Rhipiciphelus appendiculatus (5),
Puku (Kobus vardoni)	16	Rhipiciphelus appendiculatus (8), Rhipiciphelus species (6), Amblyoma variegatum (7), Hyaloma species (4).
Sable antelope (Hippotragus niger)	4	Rhipiciphelus appendiculatus (4), Rhipiciphelus species (2).
Reedbuck (Redunca redunca)	4	Rhipiciphelus appendiculatus (4).
Tsessebe (Damaliscus lunatus)	2	Rhipiciphelus appendiculatus (2).
Warthog (Phacochoerus aethiopicus)	4	Amblyoma variegatum (4), Rhicicephalus spp. (4).
Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus)	6	Amblyoma variegatum (5), Rhipiciphelus appendiculatus (6), Rhicicephalus spp. (4), Hyalomma species (4),
Zebra (Equus burchelli)	8	Rhipiciphelus appendiculatus (6), Rhicicephalus spp. (4)

(n) = total of animals examined, (*) = number of infested animals.