Table 2. Prevalence of Borrelia spp. in small mammal species in the San Francisco Bay area, California, USA.
Borrelia species | Mammal species | Site | Sample source | Prevalence at site, no. tested/no. positive (%) | Prevalence across sites, no. tested/no. positive (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. miyamotoi | Dusky-footed woodrat | Foothills | Blood | 1/4 (25) | 1/6 (17) |
Brush mouse | Thornewood woodland | Ear | 1/17 (6) | 2/71 (3) | |
Brush mouse* | Windy Hill | Ear | 1/18 (6) | ||
California mouse | Foothills | Ear | 1/6 (17) | 4/24 (17) | |
|
California mouse |
Thornewood woodland |
2 ear, 1 blood |
3/9 (33) |
|
B. bissettiae | Brush mouse | Thornewood woodland | Ear | 1/17 (6) | 1/71 (1) |
|
Pinyon mouse |
Foothills |
Blood |
1/3 (33) |
1/3 (33) |
B. burgdorferi sensu lato |
California mouse |
Windy Hill |
Blood |
1/6 (17) |
1/24 (4) |
Borrelia spp., not sequenced | Brush mouse | Thornewood woodland | 2 blood, 1 blood and ear | 3/17 (18) | 3/71 (4) |
*Co-infection with B. burgdorferi sensu lato.