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Table 7 Parameters affecting the abundance of Ctenophthalmus (C. congener and C. bisoctodentatus analyzed jointly) 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

0.01–0.03

< 0.001*

Trapping location

   

 Recreational area

Reference

  

 Forest

0.07

0.02–0.31

< 0.001*

Host species

   

 Myodes glareolus

Reference

  

 Apodemus flavicollis

0.32

0.14–0.74

0.008*

Polyparasitism

2.84

2.08–3.87

< 0.001*

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

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