Table 1. Infestation with different genera of trombiculid mites and infection of mite pools with Orientia species per rodent species in 244 rodents captured between January and February 2018 on Chiloé Island.
| Rodent species | Trapped | Infested by trombiculid mites | Mite pools | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%)1 | Any (%)2 | Herpetacarus | Quadraseta | Paratrombicula | Total | Orientia pos. | % | |
| Abrothrix olivacea | 185 (76) | 102 (55) | 94 | 8 | 8 | 102 | 17 | 16.7 |
| Abrothrix sanborni | 13 (5) | 9 (69) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Geoxus valdivianus | 13 (5) | 10 (77) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| Irenomys tarsalis | 25 (10) | 8 (32) | 7 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Oligoryzomys longicaudatus | 3 (1) | 1 (33) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Loxodontomys micropus | 3 (1) | 2 (67) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rattus norvegicus | 2 (1) | 1 (50) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 244 | 133 (55) | 124 | 9 | 9 | 133 | 21 | 15.8 |
1 Percentage of rodent species (among trapped rodent)
2 Percentage of infested rodents (among trapped rodents)