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. 2014 Sep 4;8(9):e3129. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003129

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.