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Table 2 The prevalence of TBPs in captured rodents, 2015–2017, Saxony, Germany

From: Long-term trends of tick-borne pathogens in regard to small mammal and tick populations from Saxony, Germany

Rodent species (n)

Prevalence of TBP (no. of positive rodents) [95% CI]

Bartonella spp.

B. burgdorferi (s.l.)

CNM

Rickettsia spp.

Hepatozoon spp.

A. flavicollis (n = 59)

78% (46) [65.7–86.8]

47.5% (28) [35.3–60]

59.3% (35) [46.6–70.9]

27.1% (16) [17.4–39.7]

6.8% (4) [2.2–16.6]

A. agrarius (n = 1)

0

0

0

0

0

A. terrestris (n = 1)

0

0

100% (1) [16.8–100]

0

0

M. glareolus (n = 104)

79.8% (83) [71–86.5]

51% (53) [41.5–60.4]

57.7% (60) [48.1–66.8]

30.8% (32) [22.7–40.2]

34.6% (36) [26.6–44.2]

Total (n = 165)

78.2% (129) [71.3–83.8]

49.1% (81) [41.6–56.7]

58.2% (96) [50.6–65.4]

29.1% (48) [22.7–36.5]

24.2% (40) [18.3–31.3]

  1. All samples were negative for A. phagocytophilum and Babesia spp.
  2. Abbreviations: 95% CI, 95% confidence interval; n, number of individuals