TABLE 2.
Number of animals collected and number of animals positive for mycobacteria per animal species
| Animal species | No. of animals collected | No. of animals positive for mycobacteria |
|---|---|---|
| Rodents | ||
| Rattus rattus (Linnaeus, 1758) | 78 | 4 |
| Lemniscomys striatus (Linnaeus, 1758) | 66 | 5 |
| Mastomys natalensis (Smith, 1834) | 64 | 3 |
| Praomys misonnei Van der Straeten & Dieterlen, 1987 | 52 | 5 |
| Praomys cf. derooi Vanderstraeten & Verheyen, 1978 | 38 | 1 |
| Praomys sp. n. 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Uranomys ruddi Dollman, 1909 | 7 | 0 |
| Mus (Nannomys) spp. | 6 | 1 |
| Dasymys bentleyae (Thomas, 1892) | 3 | 0 |
| Hybomys cf. trivirgatus | 1 | 0 |
| Hylomyscus sp. | 1 | 0 |
| Mastomys erythroleucus (Temminck, 1853) | 1 | 1 |
| Mus sp. | 1 | 0 |
| Taterillus gracilis (Thomas, 1892) | 1 | 0 |
| Thryonomys swinderianus (Temminck, 1827) | 14 | 1 |
| Xerus erythropus Desmarest, 1817 | 3 | 0 |
| Insectivores | ||
| Crocidura cf. foxi Dollman, 1915 | 146 | 31 |
| Crocidura olivieri (Lesson, 1827) | 56 | 13 |
| Crocidura spp. | 20 | 3 |