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Table 3 PCR results of tissues from rodents (per specie) and shrews

From: Molecular epidemiological investigations of plague in Eastern Province of Zambia

Rodent spp

Sinda district

Nyimba district

No. sampled

No. positive (PCR)

No. sampled

No. positive (PCR)

Mastomys natalensis

52

5

68

5

Gerbillurus spp

22

3

0

0

Rattus rattus

19

0

34

1

Crocidura spp

10

0

19

1

Saccostomus spp. (Pouched mouse)

3

1

31

0

Steatomys parvus (Fat mouse)

0

0

5

0

Total

106

9 (9.4%)

137

7 (5.1%)