Table 2 Prevalence of Babesia microti in three species of wild-caught Microtus voles
Year | M. arvalis | M. agrestis | M. oeconomus | Microtus spp. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Infection | ♂ | ♀ | All | ♂ | ♀ | All | ♂ | ♀ | All | ♂ | ♀ | Total | |
2013 | NI | 11 | 18 (9) | 29 | 7 | 4 (2) | 11 | 6 | 4 (3) | 10 | 24 | 26 (14) | 50 |
I | 9 | 17 (12) | 26 | 2 | 1 (1) | 3 | 6 | 3 (2) | 9 | 17 | 21 (15) | 38 | |
% B. microti-infected | 45 | 48.6 (57.1) | 47.3 | 22.2 | 20 (33.3) | 21.4 | 50 | 42.9 (40.0) | 47.4 | 41.5 | 44.7 (51.7) | 43.2 | |
2014 | NI | 17 | 22 (0) | 39 | 1 | 2 (0) | 3 | 11 | 25 (3) | 36 | 29 | 49 (3) | 78 |
I | 16 | 14 (10) | 30 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 14 | 7 (2) | 21 | 30 | 21 (12) | 51 | |
% B. microti-infected | 48.5 | 38.9 (100) | 43.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 21.9 (40.0) | 36.8 | 50.9 | 30 (80) | 39.5% | |
∑ | NI | 28 | 40 (9) | 68 | 8 | 6 (2) | 14 | 17 | 29 (6) | 46 | 53 | 75 (17) | 128 |
I | 25 | 31 (22) | 56 | 2 | 1 (1) | 3 | 20 | 10 (4) | 30 | 47 | 42 (27) | 89 | |
% B. microti-infected | 47.2 | 43.7 (71) | 45.2 | 20 | 14.3 (33.3) | 17.7 | 54.1 | 25.6 (40.0) | 39.5 | 47 | 35.9 (61.4) | 41.0 | |