Table 2.
Distribution of Bartonella-infected fleas and guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus) and identification of the Bartonella species
| Host | Total | From guinea pigs | From human bedding and clothes | Bartonella sp. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tested | Positive | Tested | Positive | Tested | Positive | ||
| Pulex sp. | 383 | 77 | 241 | 71 | 142 | 3 | B. rochalimae |
| 3 | – | – | Bartonella sp. | ||||
| Tiamastus cavicola | 45 | 1 | 40 | 1 | 5 | 0 | B. rochalimae |
| Ctenocephalides felis | – | – | 110 | 1 | – | – | B. rochalimae |
| 153 | 8 | 3 | – | – | B. henselae | ||
| – | – | 2 | – | – | B. clarridgeiae | ||
| – | – | – | – | 43 | 1 | Bartonella sp. | |
| Cavia porcellus | 83 | 16 | – | – | – | – | B. rochalimae |