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. 2022 Aug 1;10(4):e00366-22. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.00366-22

TABLE 4.

LASV positivity rates by rodent tissue type in Ebonyi and Ondo States

Location Organ No. of rodents tested No. of rodents positive Proportion Percentage
Ondo Kidney 408 220 0.539 53.9
Spleen 406 226 0.556 55.7
Liver 95 37 0.389 39
Intestine 96 34 0.354 35
Lungs 96 35 0.365 36.5
Embryo 24 10 0.417 41.7
Testes 83 43 0.518 51.8
Brain 34 6 0.176 17.7
Bone marrow 27 5 0.185 18.5
Plasma 121 18 0.149 14.9
Ebonyi Kidney 508 123 0.242 24.2
Spleen 465 98 0.211 21.1
Liver 92 14 0.15 15.2
Intestine 92 11 0.119 12
Lungs 103 13 0.126 12.6
Embryo 45 13 0.289 28.9
Testes 101 34 0.336 33.7
Brain 71 14 0.197 19.7
Bone marrow 32 6 0.187 18.8
Plasma 53 3 0.057 5.7