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. 2014 Jan 1;14(1):33–40. doi: 10.1089/vbz.2013.1378

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.

a

Unequal sample sizes due to sample availability.

b

Not available.

c

No significant differences between observed and expected co-infection prevalences.

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