DOMESTIC FOWLS 



CHICKSM3 



The same remarks as for poultry houses (above) apply to the 

 hosts themselves. At Torit, twelve nymphs of A. variegatum were 

 also found on chickens. 



TURKEYS 



Seven nymphs of A. variegatum infested a turkey at Katire. 



DOMESTIC MAMMALS 



Large numbers of ticks collected from domestic mammals allow 

 generalized conclusions concerning distribution and host predilec- 

 tion Systematic collections throughout the year and throughout 

 the Province were not undertaken. Eastern District, the mountains 

 of the east bank, ajid the area west of Yei deserve more attention. 

 Significant data should be obtained from more intensive collecting 

 during the rainy season. 



HORSES 



There were probably no more than fifty horses in Equatoria 

 Province during the period of the present study and it is unlikely 

 that many of these remain. Ticks found on horses at Tont and 

 Juba were nymphal A. variegatum , nymphs and adults of B. decolora - 

 tus, and adult R. e. evertsi , K. s. sanguineus , and R. s. _siraus. 



DOMKEyS 



Small numbers of donkeys are maintained by the Taposa of 

 Eastern District and by small tribes in this area b;j^^hese 

 animals were not examned for ticks, lymphsof B. decoloratus 

 have been taken from a donkey at More (Yei River;. 



PIGS 



Fewer than fifty pigs were seen, all at Torit and Katire. 

 A few pijs kept at AmaSi did not thrive. At Katire, nine nymphal 



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