Table 2.
The prevalence of TBPs in captured rodents, 2015–2017, Saxony, Germany
| Rodent species (n) | Prevalence of TBP (no. of positive rodents) [95% CI] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bartonella spp. | B. burgdorferi (s.l.) | CNM | Rickettsia spp. | Hepatozoon spp. | |
| A. flavicollis (n = 59) | 78% (46) [65.7–86.8] | 47.5% (28) [35.3–60] | 59.3% (35) [46.6–70.9] | 27.1% (16) [17.4–39.7] | 6.8% (4) [2.2–16.6] |
| A. agrarius (n = 1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. terrestris (n = 1) | 0 | 0 | 100% (1) [16.8–100] | 0 | 0 |
| M. glareolus (n = 104) | 79.8% (83) [71–86.5] | 51% (53) [41.5–60.4] | 57.7% (60) [48.1–66.8] | 30.8% (32) [22.7–40.2] | 34.6% (36) [26.6–44.2] |
| Total (n = 165) | 78.2% (129) [71.3–83.8] | 49.1% (81) [41.6–56.7] | 58.2% (96) [50.6–65.4] | 29.1% (48) [22.7–36.5] | 24.2% (40) [18.3–31.3] |
All samples were negative for A. phagocytophilum and Babesia spp.
Abbreviations: 95% CI, 95% confidence interval; n, number of individuals