Table 2.
Detection rates of Babesia microti among wild rodent species in Yunnan Province
| Animal species | No. tested rodents | No. positive | Infection rate (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apodemus chevrieri | 273 | 19 | 7·0 |
| Rattus tanezumi | 259 | 8 | 3·1 |
| Rattus rattus | 251 | 6 | 2·4 |
| Mus pahari | 115 | 4 | 3·5 |
| Anourosorex squamipes | 99 | 3 | 3·0 |
| Eothenomys miletus | 79 | 2 | 2·5 |
| Crocidura fuliqinosa | 71 | 4 | 5·7 |
| Mus caroli | 64 | 1 | 1·6 |
| Crocidura attenuata | 53 | 2 | 3·8 |
| Suncus murinus | 50 | 3 | 6·0 |
| Rattus yunnanensis | 49 | 2 | 4·1 |
| Niviventer fulvescens | 45 | 5 | 11·1 |
| Hylomys suillus | 42 | 3 | 7·1 |
| Eothenomys eleusis | 40 | 2 | 5·0 |
| Niviventer niviventer | 30 | 1 | 3·3 |
| Apodemus draco | 30 | 2 | 6·7 |
| Micromys minutus | 24 | 1 | 4·2 |
| Tupaia belangeri | 22 | 2 | 9·1 |
| Rattus nitidus | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| Crocidura horsfieldii | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Niviventer coxinqi | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Apodemus latronum | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Crocidura russula | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Berylmys bowersi | 4 | 1 | 25·0 |
| Eothenomys custos | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Crocidura lasiura | 2 | 1 | 50·0 |
| Rattus norveqicus | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Eothenomys miletus | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ochotona thibetana | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bandicota indica | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vernaya fulva | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mus musculus Linnaeus | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Soriculus leucops | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1672 | 72 | 4·3 |