Table 1.
Occurrence of Cryptosporidium species/genotypes in wild rodents in the Canary Islands, Spain
| Island |
Rattus rattus n/N (P%) |
Mus musculus domesticus n/N (P%) |
Total n/N (P%) |
Species/Genotype |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Hierro | 1/14 (7.14) | 1/21 (4.76) | 2/35 (5.71) | Cryptosporidium tyzzeri (M) |
| Cryptosporidium sp. rat genotype II/III (R) | ||||
| La Palma | 1/9 (11.11) | 0/5 (0) | 1/14 (7.14) | Cryptosporidium sp. rat genotype II/III (R) |
| Tenerife | 12/66 (18.18) | 7/31 (22.60) | 19/97 (19.60) | Cryptosporidium muris (R, M) |
| Cryptosporidium tyzzeri (M) | ||||
| Cryptosporidium. meleagridis (R) | ||||
| Cryptosporidium sp. rat genotype I (R) | ||||
| Cryptosporidium sp. rat genotype II/III (R) | ||||
| Cryptosporidium sp. 1 (R) | ||||
| Cryptosporidium sp. 2 (M) | ||||
| Lanzarote | 0/12 (0) | 0/21 (0) | 0/33 (0) | |
| Total | 14/101 (13.86) | 8/78 (10.25) | 22/179 (12.30) |
Abbreviations: n/N (P%), no. of positive animals for Cryptosporidium spp./no. of samples analyzed (prevalence %); R, Rattus rattus; M, Mus musculus domesticus