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. 2015 Mar 25;9(3):e0003607. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003607

Table 1. Prevalence of leptospiral antibodies in different species of rodents and shrews in the Katavi region, Tanzania.

Species Number captured and tested No positive %positive
Rodents
Aesthomys chrysophilus 8 3 37.50
Dasmys incomtus 4 1 25
Mastomys natalensis 90 19 21.11
Rattus rattus 2 1 50
Lemniscomys griselda 4 2 50
Lemniscomys rosalia 6 0 0
Gerbilliscus vicinus 93 16 17.24
Total 207 42 20.29
Shrews (Insectivores)
Crocidura hirta 11 1 9.09
Total 11 1 9.09