Table 1.
Bartonella prevalence correlating with sex, age, season and degree of urbanisation and location of rodents
| Category of rodent collection | Total no. of collected individuals (n; % (95% CI)) | No. of tested individuals | Bartonella spp.-positive samples (n; % (CI)] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1123 | 410; 37.37% (34.50–40.31) | |
| Sex (N = 1097) | |||
| Male | 647; 57.61% (54.66–60.53) | 632 | 239; 37.82% (34.02–41.73) |
| Female | 476; 42.26% (39.35–45.21) | 465 | 171; 36.77% (32.38–41.34) |
| na | 0 | – | – |
| Age (N = 1094) | |||
| Juvenile | 271; 24.13% (21.66–26.74) | 263 | 75; 28.52% (23.14–34.39) |
| Adult | 849; 75.60% (72.98–78.09) | 831 | 335; 40.31% (36.96–43.74) |
| na | 3; 0.27% (0.06–0.97) | – | – |
| Season (N = 1025) | |||
| Spring | 400; 35.62% (32.81–38.50) | 392 | 138; 35.20% (30.48–40.16) |
| Summer | 12; 1.07% (0.55–1.86) | 12 | 3; 25.00% (5.49–57.19) |
| Winter | 639; 56.90% (53.95–59.82) | 621 | 251; 40.42% (36.53–44.40) |
| na | 72; 6.41% (5.05–8.01) | – | – |
| Urbanisation (N = 1089) | |||
| Rural | 749; 66.70% (63.85–69.45) | 734 | 269; 36.65% (33.24–40.20) |
| Town | 306; 27.25% (24.66–29.95) | 300 | 122; 40.67% (35.06–46.46) |
| Urban | 60; 5.34% (4.10–6.82) | 55 | 16; 29.09% (18.70–42.21) |
| na | 8; 0.71% (0.31–1.40) | – | – |
| Province (N = 1089) | |||
| Limburg | 160; 14.25% (12.25–16.43) | 159 | 59; 37.11% (29.59–45.12) |
| Flemish Brabant | 155; 13.8% (11.84–15.96) | 153 | 53; 34.63% (27.14–42.75) |
| Antwerp | 243; 21.64% (19.26–24.16) | 233 | 53; 22.75% (17.53–28.67) |
| East Flanders | 298; 26.54% (23.97–29.22) | 294 | 126; 42.86% (37.13–48.73) |
| West Flanders | 259; 23.06% (20.63–25.64) | 250 | 116; 46.40% (40.09–52.79) |
| na | 8; 0.71% (0.31–1.40) | – | – |
Abbreviations: N, total number of tested individuals; na, not available due to missing body parts, high grade rotting and/or autolysis, or missing information in the database; CI, confidence interval