Table 1
IgG positive rates in wild rats in Zhanjiang city.
Geographic region IgG% (positive/tested) Total
R. norvegicus R. rattoides losea R. flavipectus B. indica R. rattus hainanus
Total 27.8% (64/230) 21.5% (26/121) 19.9% (34/171) 23.0% (40/174) 11.8% (2/17) 23.3% (166/713)
Chikan district 13.8% (4/29) 16.4% (12/73) 21.4% (9/42) 8.9% (5/56) 16.7% (2/12) 15.1% (32/212)
Mazhang district 29.9% (60/201) 29.2% (14/48) 19.4% (25/129) 29.7% (35/118) 0% (0/5) 26.7% (134/501)
Huangwai v. n.a. 0% (0/5) 12.5% (1/8) 16.1% (5/31) 0% (0/1) 13.3% (6/45)
Houyang v. 20% (5/25) 37.5% (3/8) 26.3% (5/19) 61.5% (8/13) 0% (0/1) 31.8% (21/66)
Nanpan v. 0% (0/1) 60% (3/5) 10.5% (2/19) 33.3% (5/15) n.a. 25.0% (10/40)
Chiling v. 16.7% (1/6) 25% (3/12) 9.1% (1/11) 29.7% (11/37) 0% (0/1) 23.9% (16/67)
Xiejia v. 37.5% (3/8) 31.3% (5/16) 27.7% (13/47) 20% (3/15) 0% (0/1) 27.6% (24/87)
Beigou v. 0% (0/2) 0% (0/1) 0% (0/8) 0% (0/1) n.a. 0% (0/12)
Chaofa v. 14.3% (1/7) 0% (0/1) 18.8% (3/16) 50% (3/6) 0% (0/1) 22.6% (7/31)
Pig farm 16.7% (11/66) n.a. 0% (0/1) n.a. n.a. 16.4% (11/67)
Garbage dump 45.3% (39/86) n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 45.3% (39/86)
n.a.: sample was not available