Prevalence of Ticks Infesting Dairy Cattle and the Pathogens They Harbour in Smallholder Farms in Peri-Urban Areas of Nairobi, Kenya

Table 2

Pathogens’ DNA detected from ticks collected from dairy cattle in peri-urban areas of Nairobi, Kenya.

Isolate	Accession no. (this study)	Tick species	Accession no. of highest BLASTn match	Pathogen DNA detected	% identity
522A	MT366207	Rh. evertsi evertsi	MG869525.1	Anaplasma ovis	99.77
281C	MT366164	Rh. (boophilus) microplus	HM050274.1	Ri. aeschlimannii	99.76
290B	MT366165	H. rufipes	HM050274.1	Ri. aeschlimannii	99.30
286A	MT366066	A. gemma	MG564259.1	Ri. conorii	98.38
524A	MT366070	A. variegatum	MG564259.1	Ri. conorii	99.30
519A	MT366069	A. variegatum	MG564259.1	Ri. conorii	98.30
501A	MT366067	A. variegatum	MG564259.1	Ri. conorii	99.30
508B	MT366068	A. variegatum	MG564259.1	Ri. conorii	98.38