TABLE 1.
Seroprevalence of antibodies against Coxiella burnetii and Toxoplasma gondii in rodents in the Canary Islands and Cape Verde.
| Area and host species | N | C. burnetii | (+) % | T. gondii | (+) % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canary Islands | 147 | 15 | 10.2 | 22 | 15 |
| M. musculus | 65 | 11 | 16.9 | 8 | 12.3 |
| R. rattus | 82 | 4 | 4.9 | 14 | 17.1 |
| Tenerife | 43 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 27.9 |
| M. musculus | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. rattus | 36 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 33.3 |
| El Hierro | 38 | 6 | 15.8 | 1 | 2.6 |
| M. musculus | 25 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 4 |
| R. rattus | 13 | 2 | 15.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Gran Canaria | 22 | 1 | 4.5 | 1 | 4.5 |
| M. musculus | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. rattus | 11 | 1 | 9.1 | 1 | 9.1 |
| Fuerteventura | 22 | 5 | 22.7 | 7 | 31.8 |
| M. musculus | 11 | 5 | 45.5 | 6 | 54.5 |
| R. rattus | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.1 |
| Lanzarote | 22 | 3 | 13.6 | 1 | 4.5 |
| M. musculus | 11 | 2 | 18.2 | 1 | 9.1 |
| R. rattus | 11 | 1 | 9.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cape Verde (Santiago) | 38 | 8 | 21.1 | 0 | 0 |
| M. musculus | 12 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| R. rattus | 26 | 8 | 30.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 185 | 23 | 12.4 | 185 | 11.9 |
| M. musculus | 77 | 11 | 14.3 | 8 | 10.4 |
| R. rattus | 108 | 12 | 11.1 | 14 | 12.9 |
N, sample size; +, number of seropositive rodents; %, percentage of seropositive rodents; M. musculus: Mus musculus; R. rattus, Rattus rattus; C. burnetii, Coxiella burnetii; T. gondii, Toxoplasma gondii.