Table 1.
Serum Antibodies to Relapsing Fever Group Borrelia in Rodents, California
| Rodent species | No. seropositive/No. collected | % |
|---|---|---|
| Family Sciuridae | ||
| Callospermophilus lateralis | 3/26 | 11.5 |
| Otospermophilus beecheyi | 15/61 | 24.6 |
| Sciurus griseus | 1/3 | 33.3 |
| Tamias amoenus | 34/72 | 47.2 |
| Tamias merriami | 4/19 | 21.1 |
| Tamias quadrimaculatus | 4/7 | 57.1 |
| Tamias senex | 4/20 | 20.0 |
| Tamias speciosus | 27/83 | 32.5 |
| Tamias umbrinus | 0/1 | 0.0 |
| Tamiasciurus douglasii | 1/12 | 8.3 |
| Family Cricetidae | ||
| Microtus californicus | 0/1 | 0.0 |
| Microtus montanus | 0/7 | 0.0 |
| Neotoma cinerea | 0/4 | 0.0 |
| Neotoma fuscipes | 1/7 | 14.3 |
| Neotoma lepida | 0/8 | 0.0 |
| Peromyscus boylii | 0/2 | 0.0 |
| Peromyscus californicus | 0/1 | 0.0 |
| Peromyscus eremicus | 0/4 | 0.0 |
| Peromyscus maniculatus | 2/133 | 1.5 |
| Peromyscus truei | 0/5 | 0.0 |
| Peromyscus sp. | 0/2 | 0.0 |
| Family Dipodidae | ||
| Zapus princeps | 0/1 | 0.0 |
| Family Heteromyidae | ||
| Dipodomys sp. | 0/1 | 0.0 |