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Table 3 Malian villages, dates, host species and trypanosome numbers in thin blood smears

From: Fleas and trypanosomes of peridomestic small mammals in sub-Saharan Mali

Village

Date

Host species

Positive/Total

% Positive

Mean parasite load per field (range)

Belenikegny

January 2009

R. rattus

3/6

50.0

1.54 (0.02–3.30)

Belenikegny

January 2010

R. rattus

7/13

53.8

7.34 (0.02–26.40)

Belenikegny

September 2010

R. rattus

4/7

57.1

9.91 (0.96–19.60)

Belenikegny

January 2009

M. erythroleucus

1/11

9.1

24.80

Doneguebougou

June 2009

M. natalensis

4/38

10.5

2.42 (0.50–5.20)

Doneguebougou

June 2009

M. erythroleucus

1/2

50.0

35.00

Doneguebougou

September 2011

M. natalensis

0/41

0

0

N’Tessoni

June 2009

M. natalensis

1/15

6.7

3.00

Soromba

June 2009

M. natalensis

1/25

4.0

33.80