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Table 6 Parameters affecting the abundance of Megabothris turbidus fleas on small mammals in Germany modeled in a negative binomial model

From: Host–parasite interactions of rodent hosts and ectoparasite communities from different habitats in Germany

Predictors

OR

95% CI

P value

(Intercept)

0.01

0.00–0.03

< 0.001*

Trapping location

 

 Recreational area

Reference

  

 Forest

0.24

0.11–0.53

< 0.001*

Host species

 

 Myodes glareolus

Reference

  

 Apodemus flavicollis

0.13

0.06–0.31

< 0.001*

Season

   

 Autumn/Winter

Reference

  

 Spring

1.78

0.59–5.40

0.310

 Summer

2.18

0.86–5.48

0.099

Polyparasitism

3.62

2.66–4.92

< 0.001*

  1. IRR, Incidence rate ratio; OR, odds ratio
  2. *Significant effect at P ≤ 0.05
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