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. 2019 Aug 1;7:e7371. doi: 10.7717/peerj.7371

Table 4. Prevalence of the Bartonella species in fleas collected from different localities and seasons in Chile.

Season Type of locality Number rodent collected % Prevalence of fleas [95% Cl] Intensity mean [95% Cl] Number fleas analyzed Number of fleas positive to gltA (%) Number of fleas positive rpoB (%)
Winter City 59 28.81 [0.18–0.42] 3.06 [2.12–4.13] 49 9 (18.36) 6 (12.24)
Village 19 57.89 [0.33–0.80] 3.09 [2.27–3.91] 33 15 (45.45) 6 (18.18)
Wild area 44 31.80 [0.19–0.47] 1.77 [1.00–2.57] 17 2 (11.76) 3 (17.65)
Total 122 34.43 [0.26–0.43] 2.62 [2.10–3.31] 99 26 (26.26) 15 (15.15)
Summer City 90 24.44 [0.16–0.35] 1.64 [1.27–2.23] 32 3 (9.37) 3 (9.37)
Village 34 38.20 [0.22–0.56] 2.62 [1.77–3.62] 33 8 (24.24) 15 (44.45)
Wild area 15 26.67 [0.08–0.55] 2.50 [1.00–3.00] 10 0 1 (10)
Total 139 28.06 [0.21–0.36] 2.05 [1.64–2.49] 75 11 (14.67) 19 (25.33)