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Table 1 Small mammals trapped during the study with number of arenavirus-positive individuals (PCR-positive/IgG-positive). For Mastomys erythroleucus and M. natalensis additional numbers in parentheses indicate (PCR percentage prevalence/IgG percentage prevalence)

From: Widespread arenavirus occurrence and seroprevalence in small mammals, Nigeria

 

Non endemic zone for Lassa fever

Endemic zone for Lassa fever

Total

 

Abagboro

Ilobu

Kako

Esira

Eguare Egoro

Ekpoma

Abakaliki

Ndubia

Onmba Abena

Mayo Ranewo

Ngel Nyaki

 

Rodentia

Aethomys cf. stannarius

        

2

  

2

Arvicanthis niloticus

     

1

   

3

 

4

Gerbilliscus kempi

        

12

  

12

Hylomyscus pamfi

3

 

2 (1/-)

        

5

Lemniscomys striatus

        

3

  

3

Lophuromys sikapusi

1

  

1

2

2

     

6

Mastomys erythroleucus

     

2 (-/1) (- /50%)

31

20 (-/3) (- /15%)

63 (3/11) (5%/18%)

  

116

Mastomys natalensis

99 (-/1) (- /1%)

 

7

13

29 (6/5) (21%/17%)

36 (9/13) (25%/36%)

  

34

31 (1a/16) (3%/52%)

24 (-/5) (- /21%)

273

Mus baoulei

6

5 (-/4)

4 (-/1)

        

15

Mus minutoides

12

  

1

1

3 (-/1)

  

2

  

19

Mus musculoides

       

5

4

  

9

Mus setulosus

6

 

9

 

1

     

1

17

Praomys daltoni

12

  

2

126 (-/4)

47 (-/2)

     

187

Praomys jacksoni

          

16

16

Praomys misonnei

  

1 (-/1)

        

1

Rattus rattus

 

3 (-/1)

  

1

3 (-/1)

3

4

6

  

20

Uranomys ruddi

    

1

      

1

Insectivora

Crocidura spp.

14

 

4

3

19

69 (-/2)

24

29

32

4

1

199

Erinaceus albiventris

         

1

 

1

 Total

153

8

27

20

180

163

58

58

158

39

42

906

  1. aPCR-positive results in all cases represent LASV infection except in Mayo Ranewo, where M. natalensis was PCR-positive for a Mobala-like arenavirus
  2. Adapted from [2, 14, 20]