Table 2 in Detection and characterization of zoonotic Bartonella spp. in rodents and shrews ectoparasites from Kigoma and Morogoro regions, Tanzania

Table 2: Number of ectoparasites tested pools in brackets () and percentage of Bartonella DNA positive pools as determined by PCR targeting a fragment of gltA gene.
LocalityEctoparasitesMite speciesFleas speciesTick sp.Lice sp.TotalLaelapsDinoNosoXchXbrCtenophHaemaHoploKigoma29.2 % (39)33.3 % (27)33.3 % (3)0 (1)100 % (2)83.3 % (12)0 (6)–36.7 % (90)Morogoro37.8 % (37)––0 (7)0 (1)0 (2)50 % (2)50 % (2)29.4 % (51)Overall32.9 % (76)33.3 % (27)33.3 (3)0 (0/8)66.7 % (3)71.4 % (14)12.5 % (8)50 % (2)34.8 % (141)
Dino, Dinopsyllus cf. lypusus; Noso, Nosopsyllus cf. fasciatus; Xch, Xenopsylla cf. cheopis; Xbr, Xenopsylla cf. brasiliensis; Ctenoph, Ctenophthalmus cf. calceatus; Haema, Haemaphisalis; Hoplo, Hoplopleura. Source: Authors.