Table 3. Bacteria and protozoa identified in Franceville rodents.
| Pathogen screening (qPCR positive individual number) | Genotype founded | Rodent species | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cricetomys sp. (N = 3) | Lemniscomys striatus (N = 27) | Lophuromys sp. (N = 27) | Mus m. domesticusŦ (N = 29) | Mus Nannomys sp. (N = 22) | Praomys sp. (N = 17) | Rattus rattusŦ (N = 54) | Shrews (N = 19) | |||
| Central districts (Potos and Ombélé districts) N1 = 34 | Bartonella spp. (1) | Bartonella elizabethae | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/54 (1.8%) | 0 | |
| Anaplasma spp. (1) | Candidatus Anaplasma gabonensis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/54 (1.8%) | 0 | |
| Coxiella burnetii | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Leptospira spp. | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Piroplasma | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Trypanosoma spp. (8) | Trypanosoma congolensis riverine forest / Trypanosoma brucei brucei / Trypanosoma otospermophili | 0 | 2/27 (7.4%) | 0 | 0 | 1/22 (4.55%) | 0 | 5/54 (9.3%) | 0 | |
| Toxoplasma gondi (1) | Toxoplasma gondi | 0 | 1/27 (3.7%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Peripheral districts (Mang*-Mbaya-Yéné and Sable districts) N2 = 111 | Bartonella spp. (3) | Bartonella massiliensis | 2/3 (67%) | 0 | 1/27 (3.7%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anaplasma spp.(8) | Candidatus Anaplasma gabonense | 0 | 4/27 (14.8%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/17 (5.88%) | 2/54 (3.7%) | 1/19 (5.3%) | |
| Coxiella burnetii (3) | Coxiella burnetii MST group 20 | 0 | 1/27 (3.7%) | 0 | 0 | 1/22 (4.55%) | 0 | 1/54 (1.8%) | 0 | |
| Leptospira spp. (3) | Lepstospira kirschneri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/54 (1.8%) | 2/19 (10.6%) | |
| Piroplasma (1) | Theileria sp. | 0 | 1/27 (3.7%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Trypanosoma spp. (6) | Trypanosoma congolensis riverine forest | 1/3 (33%) | 0 | 0 | 1/29 (3.45%) | 1/22 (4.55%) | 0 | 3/54 (5.6%) | 0 | |
| Toxoplasma gondi | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vegetation areas (Forest and savannah fragments) N3 = 53 | Bartonella spp. (9) | Candidatus Bartonella gabonensis | 0 | 0 | 9/27 (33.3%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anaplasma spp. (7) | Candidatus Anaplasma gabonense | 0 | 4/27 (14.8%) | 1/27 (3.7%) | 0 | 0 | 2/17 (11.8%) | 0 | 0 | |
| Coxiella burnetii (7) | Coxiella burnetii | 0 | 4/27 (14.8%) | 2/27 (7.4%) | 0 | 0 | 1/17 (5.88%) | 0 | 0 | |
| Leptospira spp. (4) | L. borgpetersenii | 0 | 0 | 4/27 (14.8%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Piroplasma (1) | Theileria sp. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/17 (5.88%) | 0 | 0 | |
| Trypanosoma spp. | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Toxoplasma gondi | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
The infectious agents identified and described in this study and the rodents associated with them. One hundred and ninety-eight (198) rodents, collected in N1, N2 and N3 were analyzed by qPCR.
Ŧ indicates invasive rodents.
* Mang represents the Mangoungou district.