Table 1.
Summary of the rodent population according to rat species, host-sex and host-age from five states in peninsular Malaysia
| States | Location | Host-species | Host-sex | Host-age | Season | Source | Result | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RR | RN | RE | Male | Female | Adult | Juvenile | Dry | Wet | Urine | Kidney | Negative | Positive | ||
| Selangor | Kuala Selangor | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| Ampang Jaya | 22 | 24 | 4 | 17 | 33 | 38 | 12 | 0 | 50 | 14 | 36 | 47 | 3 | |
| Penang | Georgetown | 4 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 5 |
| Pahang | Kuantan city | 31 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 29 | 48 | 5 | 18 | 35 | 25 | 28 | 41 | 12 |
| The Sungai Pahang | 18 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 0 | |
| Malacca | Taman Bukit Baru | 90 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 64 | 73 | 22 | 95 | 0 | 82 | 13 | 90 | 5 |
| Melaka Tengah district | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Perak | Super Kinta market (Ipoh) | 105 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 62 | 64 | 41 | 14 | 91 | 87 | 18 | 92 | 13 |
| Pinji market (Ipoh) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total (Number of infected rats) | 285 (24) | 53 (8) | 19 (7) | 141 (19) | 216 (20) | 265 (38) | 92 (1) | 158 (7) | 199 (32) | 235 | 122 | 318 | 39 | |
RR Rattus rattus
RN Rattus norvegicus
RE Rattus exulans