Table 1 Prevalence of Anaplasma, Babesia, Ehrlichia, and Theileria spp. detected in cattle from western Kenya
| Â | Percent prevalence by County | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Tick-borne pathogen | Busia | Bungoma | Kakamega | Total |
(n = 51) | (n = 99) | (n = 272) | (n = 422) | |
Anaplasma spp. | 6 (11.8) | 17 (17.2) | 60 (22.1) | 83 (19.7) |
A. centrale | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 5 (1.8) | 5 (1.2) |
A. marginale | 0 (0) | 5 (5.1) | 16 (5.9) | 21 (5.0) |
A. platys clade | 6 (11.8) | 12 (12.1) | 39 (14.3) | 57 (13.5) |
Babesia spp. | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.2) |
B. bigemina | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.2) |
Ehrlichia spp. | 6 (11.8) | 5 (5.1) | 17 (6.3) | 28 (6.6) |
E. minasensis | 0 (0) | 1 (1.0) | 1 (0.4) | 2 (0.5) |
Ehrlichia sp. | 6 (11.8) | 4 (4.0) | 16 (5.9) | 26 (6.2) |
Theileria spp. | 5 (9.8) | 10 (10.1) | 37 (13.6) | 52 (12.3) |
T. mutans | 2 (3.9) | 4 (4.0) | 7 (2.6) | 13 (3.1) |
T. parva | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 7 (2.6) | 7 (1.7) |
T. taurotragi | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1(0.4) | 1(0.2) |
T. velifera | 3 (5.9) | 6 (6.1) | 22 (8.1) | 31 (7.3) |