Table 1.
Detection Of F. tularensis in Small Mammals by Species and Geographic Origin, Finland 2006–2011
| No. PCRa-positive/ no. captured | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small mammal species | ||||||||
| Trapping location, trapping year(s) | Arvicola amphibius, water vole | Lemmus lemmus, Norway lemming | Microtus agrestis, field vole | Myodes glareolus, bank vole | Myopus schisticolor, wood lemming | Sorex araneus, common shrew | Other speciesb | Total no. |
| Kilpisjärvi (A), 2010 | 0/17 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 0/22 | |||
| Muonio (B), 2010 | 0/40 | 0/8 | 0/1 | 0/4 | 0/3 | 0/56 | ||
| Vihanti (C), 2011 | 0/6 | 0/67 | 0/15 | 0/6 | 0/94 | |||
| Kannus (D), 2008 | 0/15 | 0/15 | ||||||
| Kokkola (E), 2008–2009 | 0/1 | 0/36 | 0/3 | 0/40 | ||||
| Toholampi (F), 2009 | 0/4 | 0/4 | ||||||
| Viitasaari (G), 2008–2009 | 0/62 | 0/62 | ||||||
| Lapua (H), 2006 | 0/20 | 0/20 | ||||||
| Konnevesi (I), 2007–2009c | 5/55 | 0/77 | 5/132 | |||||
| Suonenjoki (J), 2009 | 0/2 | 0/2 | ||||||
| Heinävesi (K), 2008–2009 | 0/2 | 0/18 | 0/20 | |||||
| Pieksämäki (L), 2008 | 0/20 | 0/20 | ||||||
| Karvia (M), 2009 | 0/6 | 0/6 | ||||||
| Mikkeli (N), 2008–2009 | 0/25 | 0/25 | ||||||
| Luumäki (O), 2008 | 0/29 | 0/29 | ||||||
| Total PCR-positive/captured | 0/20 | 0/57 | 5/237 | 0/182 | 0/22 | 0/18 | 0/11 | 5/547 |
Denominators represent the total amount of screened animals.
a
Real-time PCR targeting the bacterial 23-kDa gene of F. tularensis (Skottman et al. 2007).
b
Species (no.): Micromys minutus, Eurasian harvest mouse (1), Myodes rufocanus, grey-sided vole (2), Myodes rutilus, red vole (3), Sicista betulina, northern birch mouse (2), Sorex minutus, pygmy shrew (3).
c
Year (PCR-positive/captured) 2007 (0/17), 2008 (1/63), 2009 (4/52).