Table 4 Prevalence of “Ca. Neoehrlichia mikurensis“ in three species of wild-caught Microtus voles. Numbers of pregnant females and percentage (%) of pregnant infected females are shown in brackets.
Year | M. arvalis | M. agrestis | M. oeconomus | Microtus spp. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Infection | ♂ | ♀ | All | ♂ | ♀ | All | ♂ | ♀ | All | ♂ | ♀ | Total | |
2013 | NI | 8 | 18 (12) | 26 | 5 | 2 (1) | 7 | 8 | 4 (3) | 12 | 21 | 24 (16) | 45 |
I | 12 | 17 (8) | 29 | 4 | 3 (2) | 7 | 4 | 3 (2) | 7 | 20 | 23 (12) | 43 | |
% infected | 60.0% | 48.6% (40%) | 52.7% | 44.4% | 60.0% (66%) | 50.0% | 33.3% | 42.9% (40%) | 36.8% | 48.8% | 48.9% (42.9%) | 48.9% | |
2014 | NI | 21 | 26 (5) | 47 | 1 | 1 (0) | 2 | 19 | 27 (4) | 46 | 41 | 54 (9) | 95 |
I | 12 | 10 (5) | 22 | 0 | 1 (0) | 1 | 6 | 5 (1) | 11 | 18 | 16 (6) | 34 | |
% infected | 36.4% | 27.8% (50%) | 31.9% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 33.3% | 24.0% | 15.6% (20%) | 19.3% | 30.5% | 22.9% (40%) | 26.4% | |
∑ | NI | 29 | 44 (17) | 73 | 6 | 3 (1) | 9 | 27 | 31 (7) | 58 | 62 | 78 (25) | 140 |
I | 24 | 27 (13) | 51 | 4 | 4 (2) | 8 | 10 | 8 (3) | 18 | 38 | 39 (18) | 77 | |
% CNM-infected | 45.3% | 38.0 (43.3%) | 41.1% | 40.0% | 57.1 (66%) | 47.1% | 27.0% | 20.5% (30%) | 23.7% | 38.0% | 33.3% (41.9%) | 35.5% | |
