TABLE 4.
Animal species sampled, type of sample (blood or spleen), and infection with B. persica
| Family | Species | No. of animals tested | No. of B. persica-infected animals | No. of positive blood samples/total no. of total blood samples | No. of positive spleen samples/total no. of spleen samples | % infected with B. persica |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cricetidae | Social vole (Microtus socialis) | 58 | 13 | 10/58 | 9/57 | 22.4 |
| Muridae | Black rat (Rattus rattus) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cairo spiny mouse (Acomys cahirinus) | 133 | 4 | 4/133 | 0 | 3.0 | |
| Tristram's jird (Meriones tristrami) | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| House mouse (Mus musculus) | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Indian crested porcupine (Hystrix indica) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eastern broad-toothed field mouse (Apodemus mystacinus) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fat sand rat (Psammomys obesus) | 12 | 1 | 1/12 | 0 | 8.3 | |
| Anderson's gerbil (Gerbillus andersoni) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wagner's gerbil (Gerbillus dasyurus) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Canidae | Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) | 32 | 5 | 5/32 | 0 | 15.6 |
| Golden jackal (Canis aureus) | 63 | 5 | 5/63 | 0 | 8 | |
| Erinaceidae | Southern white-breasted hedgehog (Erinaceus concolor) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 402 | 28 | 25/402 | 9/57 | 7.2 |