Volume 17, Number 9—September 2011
Letter
Pathogenic Leptospira spp. in Wild Rodents, Canary Islands, Spain
Pilar Foronda
, Aarón Martin-Alonso, Borja del Castillo-Figueruelo, Carlos Feliu, Horacio Gil, and Basilio Valladares
, Aarón Martin-Alonso, Borja del Castillo-Figueruelo, Carlos Feliu, Horacio Gil, and Basilio Valladares
Table
Prevalence of pathogenic Leptospira spp. in rodents, by island, Canary Islands, 2009–2010*
| Island and host species | No. (% positive) | % Prevalence (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|
| Tenerife | 11 (49) | 22.4 (10.7–34.1) |
| Mus domesticus | 2 (12) | 16.6 (0–37.6) |
| Rattus rattus |
9 (37) |
24.3 (10.5–38.1) |
| La Gomera | 4 (16) | 25.0 (3.8–46.2) |
| M. domesticus | 3 (10) | 30.0 (1.6–58.4) |
| R. rattus |
1 (6) |
16.7 (0–46.5) |
| El Hierro | 2 (29) | 6.9 (0–16.1) |
| M. domesticus | 1 (16) | 6.2 (0–18.11) |
| R. rattus |
1 (13) |
7.7 (0–22.2) |
| Lanzarote | 5 (55) | 9.1 (1.5–16.7) |
| M. domesticus | 1 (37) | 2.7 (0–7.9) |
| R. rattus |
4 (18) |
22.2 (3–41.4) |
| Total | 22 (149) | 14.8 (11.9–17.7) |
| M. domesticus | 7 (75) | 9.3 (2.7–15.9) |
| R. rattus | 15 (74) | 20.3 (11.1–29.5) |
*No., number of rodents studied; positive, samples positive for pathogenic Leptospira spp.; CI, confidence interval.
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