Table 5 Evidence for vertical transmission and genotypes of B. microti in pups delivered by female voles captured in 2014
ID of pregnant female | Host species | No. of pups in a litter | No. of embryos infected with B. microti in the litter | % of infected pups | B. microti genotype | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
In positive dam | No. of pups (no. of genotyped pups) | |||||
2014/25 | M. arvalis | 6 | 5 | 83 | IRU 1 | IRU 1(1) and IRU 2 (1) |
2014/34 | M. arvalis | 5 | 4 | 80 | IRU 2 | IRU 1 (2) |
2014/59 | M. arvalis | 5 | 5 | 100 | nd | IRU 1 (1) and IRU 2 (1) |
2014/65 | M. arvalis | 6 | 6 | 100 | IRU 1 | IRU 1 (1) and IRU 2 (1) |
2014/77 | M. oeconomus | 6 | 5 | 83 | IRU 2 | IRU 2 (2) |
2014/107 | M. arvalis | 6a | 0 | 0 | IRU 1 | nd |
2014/112 | M. arvalis | 5 | 5 | 100 | nd | IRU 2 (1) |
2014/126 | M. arvalis | 7 | 4 | 57 | nd | IRU 2 (1) |
2014/130 | M. arvalis | 4 | 3 | 75 | nd | IRU 2 (3) |
2014/131 | M. arvalis | 6 | 3 | 50 | nd | IRU 2 (2) |
In total | 56 | 40 (71.4%) | Litters positive 9/10 (90%) | 3 × IRU 1; 2 × IRU 2 | 5 × IRU 1; 12 × IRU 2 | |