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Table 2 The frequency and prevalence of Borrelia spp. in tissues

From: Borrelia spp. in small mammals in Romania

Host

N

Prevalence (95% CI) (%)

BAF

BGA

BBSS

BMIYA

Apodemus agrarius

83

1.2 (0.03–6.24)

1.2/0.03–6.24

1.2 (0.03–6.24)

0 (0)

Apodemus flavicollis

49

2.0 (0.05–10.85)

0 (0)

0 (0)

2 (0.05–10.85)

Apodemus sylvaticus

24

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Apodemus uralensis

27

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Crocidura leucodon

21

4.8 (0.12–23.82)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Crocidura suaveolens

49

14.3 (5.94–27.24)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Micromys minutus

11

9.1 (0.23–41.28)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Microtus agrestis

2

50.0 (1.26–98.74)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Microtus arvalis

52

1.9 (0.05–10.07)

1.9 (0.05–10.07)

1.9 (0.05–10.07)

0 (0)

Microtus subterraneus

45

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Myodes glareolus

32

3.1 (0.08–16.22)

0 (0)

0 (0)

3.1 (0.08–16.22)

Total

395

3.5 (2.1–5.8)

0.5 (0.1–1.8)

0.5 (0.14–1.8)

0.5 (0.1–1.8)

  1. Abbreviations: N, total number of samples; BAF, B. afzelii; BGA, B. garinii; BBSS, B. burgdorferi (s.s.); BMIYA, B. miyamotoi