3.4.3 (i) Specific flea indices (SFI) on rodents in different
habitats
Fleas collected from all rodent species were involved in the estimation
of specific animal flea indices across different habitats (table
2) . Generally D. lypusus infested five species of rodents
covering (42.47%) of all infested rodents (n=73/291);Ctenophthalmus spp infested four species of rodents (32.88%),X. brasiliensis infested three species of rodents (12.33%) andX. cheopis infested two species of rodents (12.33%).