Table 1.
Number of rodents infected with chigger mites at study sites in southern Vietnam, 2015–2016
| Rodent | No. rodents infested with chiggers/total trapped rodents | Subtotal (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CG | LS | LNH | BGM | CT | UMT | UMH | ||
| Suncus murinus | 0/10 | 0/2 | 0/13 | 0/5 | 0/10 | 0/3 | 0/10 | 0/53 (0) |
| Ratus norvegicus | 4/17 | 11/14 | 6/26 | 4/29 | 6/18 | 9/26 | 7/13 | 47/143 (32.87) |
| R. argentiventer | 0/0 | 9/25 | 7/24 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 4/15 | 4/25 | 24/90 (26.67) |
| R. fulvescens | 3/14 | 7/12 | 2/14 | 2/9 | 0/17 | 12/34 | 7/13 | 33/113 (29.20) |
| R. edwardsi | 1/10 | 2/2 | 1/12 | 2/18 | 5/14 | 12;/28 | 4/14 | 27/98 (27.55) |
| R. molliculus | 1/9 | 2/22 | 2/9 | 2/8 | 0/11 | 0/11 | 1/8 | 8/78 (10.26) |
| Mus musculus | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/5 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 0/14 (0) |
| R. rattus | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2/5 | 1/5 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 4/11 (36.36) |
| Total | 9/62 | 31/79 | 18/103 | 12/76 | 12/76 | 37/118 | 24/86 | 143/600 (23.38) |
CG, Can Gio Mangrove Forest; LS, Lang Sen Wetland Reserve; LNH, Lung Ngoc Hoang Nature Reserve; CT, Cat Tien National Park; UMH, U Minh Ha National Park; UMT, U Minh Thuong National Park.