Table 2. Distribution of fleas across mammalian hosts.
Host | Ccc | Dl | St | Xb | Xc | Xn |
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A. hindei | 8 | |||||
A. niloticus | 9 | 12 | 37 | 72 | ||
Crocidura spp. | 1 | 15 | 3 | 8 | ||
L. flavopunctatus | 1 | |||||
L. striatus | 3 | |||||
Mastomys spp. | 4 | 8 | 15 | |||
R. rattus | 44 | 75 | ||||
T. emini | 2 | |||||
T. valida | 14 | |||||
Total | 13 | 16 | 16 | 92 | 178 | 16 |
Fleas: Ccc: Ctenophthalmus calceatus cabirus, Dl: Dinopsyllus lypusus, St: Stivalius torvus, Xb: Xenopsylla brasiliensis, Xc: Xenopsylla cheopis, Xn: Xenopsylla nubica.
Hosts: A. hindei: Aethomys hindei; A. niloticus: Arvicanthis niloticus; Crocidura spp.: Crocidura species; L. flavopunctatus: Lophuromys flavopunctatus; L. striatus: Lemniscomys striatus; M. natalensis: Mastomys species; R. rattus: Rattus rattus; T. emini: Taterillus emini; T. valida: Tatera valida.
DNA Extractions.