Table 1 Micromammal species captured, and fleas collected from 29 locations in Chile
From: Molecular detection of Rickettsia in fleas from micromammals in Chile
Family and species of micromammal | No. micromammals collected | No. micromammals with fleas | No. of fleas collected | Prevalence (%) | Mean abundance | Mean intensity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(95% CI) | (95% CI) | (95% CI) | ||||
Order Didelphimorphia | ||||||
Didelphidae | ||||||
Thylamys elegans | 35 | 18 | 54 | 51.4 (33.98–68.62) | 1.5 (0.83–2.97) | 3.0 (1.83–5.22) |
Order Rodentia | ||||||
Cricetidae | ||||||
Abrothrix hirta | 319 | 191 | 643 | 59.9 (54.58–65.60) | 2.0 (1.73–2.32) | 3.4 (2.98–3.76) |
Abrothrix lanosus | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Abrothrix longipilis | 5 | 4 | 9 | 80.0 (28.35–99.50) | 1.8 (0.60–2.80) | 2.3 (1.25–3.25) |
Abrothrix olivacea | 434 | 206 | 518 | 47.5 (42.68–52.29) | 1.2 (1.03–1.37) | 2.5 (2.27–2.80) |
Chelemys macronyx | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Irenomys tarsalis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Loxodontomys micropus | 24 | 21 | 66 | 87.5 (67.63–97.35) | 2.8 (1.96–3.79) | 3.1 (2.38–4.24) |
Oligoryzomys longicaudatus | 229 | 81 | 162 | 35.4 (29.18–41.95) | 0.7 (0.55–0.88) | 2.0 (1.72–2.36) |
Phyllotis darwini | 120 | 49 | 133 | 40.8 (31.95–50.18) | 1.1 (0.82–1.42) | 2.7 (2.24–3.20) |
Phyllotis limatus | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Reithrodon physodes | 5 | 2 | 6 | 40.0 (5.27–85.34) | 1.2 (0.00–3.20) | 3.0 (1.00–3.00) |
Octodontidae | ||||||
Octodon bridgesi | 1 | 1 | 2 | 100 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Octodon degus | 69 | 54 | 387 | 78.3 (66.69–87.30) | 5.6 (4.20–7.78) | 7.2 (5.56–9.93) |
Abrocomidae | ||||||
Abrocoma bennetti | 3 | 3 | 77 | 100 | 25.7 (5.00–45.00) | 25.7 (5.00–45.00) |
Muridae | ||||||
Mus musculus | 11 | 2 | 0 | 18.2 (2.28–51.78) | 0.2 (0.00–0.36) | 1 (0.00–0.00) |
Rattus norvegicus | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Rattus rattus | 250 | 73 | 214 | 29.2 (23.64–35.27) | 0.9 (0.64–1.14) | 2.9 (2.40–3.70) |
Total | 1512 | 706 | 2272 | 46.7 (44.12–49.20) | 1.5 (1.38–1.66) | 3.2 (2.99–3.59) |