Volume 17, Number 9—September 2011
Dispatch
Wild Rodents and Novel Human Pathogen Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis, Southern Sweden
Martin Andersson
and Lars Råberg
and Lars RåbergTable
Species tested and number of animals infected with Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis or Bartonella spp., Sweden, 2008
| Species | No. sampled | Candidatus N. mikurensis | Bartonella sp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bank vole (Myodes glareolus) | 705 | 64 | 232 |
| Field vole (Microtus agrestis) | 24 | 2 | 11 |
| Wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) | 10 | 1 | 4 |
| Yellow-necked mouse (A. flavicollis) | 25 | 1 | 14 |
| Apodemus sp. | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| Common shrew (Sorex araneus) | 43 | 0 | 28 |
| Pygmy shrew (S. minutus) | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Water shrew (Neomys fodiens) |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| Total | 829 | 68 | 294 |
