Table 1.
Prevalence of Zoonotic Pathogens in Rattus norvegicus from Slum Areas in Salvador, Brazil, 2010
Zoonotic pathogen | Prevalence | Number of positive rats | Total no. of ratsa |
---|---|---|---|
Leptospira spp. |
63.1 (80.3) |
53 (114) |
84 (142) |
Seoul virus (SEOV) |
17.8 (17.9) |
13 (14) |
73 (78) |
Bartonella spp. |
19.2 (NAb) |
5 (NA) |
26 (NA) |
Co-infectionsc | |||
Leptospira spp. and SEOV | |||
Observed |
13.8 (15.3) |
10 (12) |
72 (78) |
Expected |
11.2 (14.3) |
|
|
Leptospira spp. and Bartonella spp. | |||
Observed |
7.6 (NA) |
2 (NA) |
26 (NA) |
Expected |
12.1 (NA) |
|
|
SEOV and Bartonella spp. | |||
Observed |
3.8 (NA) |
1 (NA) |
26 (NA) |
Expected |
3.4 (NA) |
|
|
Leptospira spp., SEOV and Bartonella spp. | 0 (NA) | 0 (NA) | 26 (NA) |
Findings from the 1998 survey are shown in bold type within parentheses, immediately after the 2010 results.
Unequal sample sizes due to sample availability.
Not available.
No significant differences between observed and expected co-infection prevalences.