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 |