Table 4. Indices of X. cheopis fleas according to small mammal host species trapped during the survey.
PII X. cheopis | SFI X. cheopis | ||||
North | East | West | Global | ||
Mice | - | 0/11 (0) | 0/28 (0) | 0/39 (0) | 0 (0/39) |
RN | 6/19 (31.6) | 0/90 (0) | 3/65 (4.6) | 9/174 (5.2) | 0.2 (32/174) |
RR | 0/26 (0) | 0/291 (0) | 40/237 (16.9) | 40/554 (7.1) | 0.2 (126/554) |
Shrews | 2/27 (7.4) | 0/72 (0) | 5/69 (7.2) | 7/168 (4.2) | 0.1 (11/168) |
Tenrecs | - | 1/19 (5.3) | 0/6 (0) | 1/25 (4.0) | 0.1 (2/25) |
Total | 8/72 (11.1) | 1/483 (0.2) | 48/405 (11.9) | 57/960 (5.9) | 0.2 (171/960) |
PII: percentage incidence index; PII X. cheopis: mammals parasitized by X. cheopis/mammals caught (%); TFI: total flea index; SFI: specific flea index.