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Table 1 Results obtained from molecular and parasitological analysis

From: Natural infection of synathropic rodent species Mus musculus and Rattus norvegicus by Leishmania infantum in Sesimbra and Sintra – Portugal

Rodent species

Rodent nº

qPCR analysis (parasitic load)

Parasitological analysis

  

Ear lobe

Liver

Spleen

Liver smear

Liver H.S.

Spleen smear

Spleen H.S.

Rattus norvegicus

1

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

2

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

3

N

N

N

P

N

P

N

Mus musculus

4

N

N

N

P

N

P

N

5

P (72)

N

N

N

N

N

P

6

P (50)

N

N

N

N

N

N

7

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

8

N

N

N

P

N

N

N

9

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

10

P (100)

N

N

N

N

N

P

11

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

12

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

13

P (393)

N

N

N

N

N

N

14

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

15

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

16

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

17

N

N

N

P

N

N

P

18

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

19

P (50)

N

N

P

N

P

N

20

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

21

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

22

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

23

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

24

P (resid)

N

N

N

N

N

N

25

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

26

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

27

P (resid)

N

N

N

N

N

P

28

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

29

P (resid)

N

N

N

N

N

N

 

30

P (resid)

N

N

P

N

N

P

  1. Legend: P: Positive result; N: Negative result; H.S.: Histological section; resid: residual.