Table 1.
Infection percentage of rodent species with Leptospira and Toxoplasma gondii
| Mammal species | Rodent or insectivore | No. positive/total (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| T. gondii | Leptospira | ||
| Wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) | Rodent | 0/19 (0) | 2/19 (10.5)a |
| Harvest mouse (Micromys minutus) | Rodent | 0/1 (0) | 0/1 (0) |
| Common vole (Microtus arvalis) | Rodent | 0/8 (0) | 2/8 (25.0)b |
| Common house mouse (Mus musculus) | Rodent | 0/84 (0) | 5/84 (6.0)c |
| Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) | Rodent | 0/1 (0) | 1/1 (100)a |
| Brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) | Rodent | 5/36 (13.8) | 5/66 (7.6)a |
| Black rat (Rattus rattus) | Rodent | 0/151 (0) | 1/188 (0.5)b |
| Greater white‐toothed shrew (Crocidura russula) | Insectivore | 0/2 (0) | 0/2 (0) |
| Common shrew (Sorex araneus) | Insectivore | 0/9 (0) | 4/9 (44.4)c |
| Crowned shrew (Sorex coronatus) | Insectivore | 0/1 (0) | 0/1 (0) |
| Total | 5/312 (1.6%) | 20/379 (5.3%) | |
a
Species Leptospira interrogans.
b
Species Leptospira kirschneri.
c
Both species Leptospira interrogans (Mus musculus n = 4, Sorex araneus n = 3) and kirschneri (Mus musculus n = 1, Sorex araneus n = 1).