DOMESTIC MAMMALS 



CAMELS are heavily Infested by 0. savignyi at Wad Medani and 

 Kosti. Material from Wad Raiya has "also been seen. This tan^jan 

 probably occurs in most areas where camels are employed. A* 

 lepidum is also common but specimens of H. dromedarii are res- 

 tricted to the northern half of the Province as are those of H. 

 excavatum . H. rufipes and R. s. sanguineus are represented ty 

 single collections and H. truncatvim by scattered collections. 

 R. e. evertsi, although""common on equines, goats, and sheep, is 

 not~present in collections from camels. 



HORSES, DONKE?S, and MULES throughout Blue Nile are fre- 

 quently parasitized by R. e. evertsi and to a lesser extent by 

 R. s. ^sanguineus. A. lepicfum is not imcommon on these hosts. 

 !7uflSrous H. excavatum occvu: on some horses at Wad Medani. 



DOGS bear ntimerous R. J- sanguineus . 



CATTLE are localized in Blue Nile Province. Large area^, 

 although apparently suitable for grazing and close to markets 

 and transportation, support little livestock. In cultivated 

 areas some work animals are employed. In Kosti District, the 

 Baggara tribes do, however, maintain large herds of cattle, 

 goats, and sheep, and migrate with them to northern Kordofan 

 or down to Er Renk in search of grazing. Other pastoral tribes 

 inhabit the area between the Blue Nile and Kassala. 



Herds are commonly parasitized by A. lepidvun and, at Wad 

 Medani, by H. rufipes . B. decolor atus , "A. variegatum , and R. 

 s. simus are represented^by single collections from the southern 

 "Kalf of the Province, while H. excavatum and H. dromedarii in- 

 fest cattle in the northern "Half . H . trunc atum is present in 

 scattered localities. 



GOATS and SHEEP are hosts of R. e. evertsi and R. s. 

 sanguineus. Comparatively heavy infe'stations of eitlier^or both 

 of these species are common in most areas of Blue Nile Province. 



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