Table 1.
Bartonella spp. detection in small mammals, Taiwan*
| Animal species | No. animals (no. PCR/culture+, %) | Sex | Age | Location | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | M | A | J | CF | SF | S | AS | H | GF | DF | ||
| Rattus norvegicus | 61 (22, 36) | 35 (11)† | 26 (11) | 40 (18) | 21 (4) | 28 (19) | 22 (1) | 2 (1) | 5 | 2 | 1 (1) | 1 |
| Suncus murinus | 20 (4, 20) | 13 (2) | 7 (2) | 3 (1) | 17 (3) | 10 (3) | 5 (1) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rattus rattus | 5 (1, 20) | 0 | 5 (1) | 3 (1) | 2 | 3 (1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 86 (27, 31.4) | 48 (13) | 38 (14) | 46 (20) | 40 (7) | 41 (23) | 28 (2) | 7 (1) | 6 (0) | 2 (0) | 1 (1) | 1 (0) |
*
Values in parenthesis are number of positive animals; last number in second column is a percentage. A = adult; J = juvenile; CF = cattle farm; SF = swine farm; S = university campus; AS = animal shelter; H = housing unit; GF = goose farm; DF = duck farm.
†
Two small mammals, 1 R. norvegicus, and 1 Suncus murinus could not be bled but were examined for ectoparasites.