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Autor:
Michael Joseph Lee, Kaylee A Byers, Xiaocong Guo, Lisa K F Lee, Susan M Cox, Chelsea G Himsworth
Publikováno v:
PLoS ONE, Vol 19, Iss 2, p e0296920 (2024)
Rats are an important issue in cities globally. Despite their ubiquity, perceptions and concerns about rats vary with circumstance and the context in which a person interacts with them. Municipal rat management programs are a service to communities a
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/4b33256874f84703a57429a3158ebb13
Autor:
Lisa K F Lee, Chelsea G Himsworth, Kaylee A Byers, Harveen K Atwal, Gus Gabaldon, Gordon Ritchie, Christopher F Lowe, Nancy Matic, Samuel Chorlton, Linda Hoang, Bruce K Wobeser, Victor Leung
Publikováno v:
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 17, Iss 10, p e0011669 (2023)
Urban Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) can carry various human pathogens, and may be involved in pathogen propagation and transmission to humans. From January 31-August 14, 2021, a community outbreak of Shigella flexneri serotype 2a occurred among unh
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/37a7b8dfeded44b183aa908fdf04a918
Autor:
Gordon Ritchie, Victor Leung, Chelsea G. Himsworth, Kaylee A. Byers, Lisa K. F. Lee, Samuel D. Chorlton, Aleksandra Stefanovic, Marc G. Romney, Nancy Matic, Christopher F. Lowe
Publikováno v:
Microbiology Spectrum, Vol 11, Iss 4 (2023)
ABSTRACT During an investigation into a cluster of Shigella flexneri serotype 2a cases in an underserved community, we assessed the relatedness of human and rat S. flexneri isolates utilizing a novel PCR targeting insertion sites (IS-PCR) of mobile e
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/f985c72e46604235b364ac982723b373
Autor:
Theethawat Uea-Anuwong, Kaylee A. Byers, Lloyd Christian Wahl, Omid Nekouei, Yrjo Tapio Grohn, Ioannis Magouras
Publikováno v:
One Health, Vol 16, Iss , Pp 100522- (2023)
Rattus spp. may acquire and disseminate antimicrobial resistant bacteria or antimicrobial resistance (AMR) genes. We conducted a scoping review to synthesize available research findings on AMR in Rattus spp. and to describe the size and scope of avai
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/e8c75ae73fc64a659dd6445e2580b8dc
Autor:
Kaylee A. Byers, Michael J. Lee, Janet E. Hill, Champika Fernando, Laura Speerin, Christina M. Donovan, David M. Patrick, Chelsea G. Himsworth
Publikováno v:
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 28, Iss 8, Pp 1659-1663 (2022)
We investigated the effects of culling on Bartonella spp. bacteria carriage among urban rats in Canada. We found that the odds of Bartonella spp. carriage increased across city blocks except those in which culling occurred. Removing rats may have pre
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/4d3e858fed8346fb8f4243a276a08cf5
Autor:
Maureen H. Murray, Kaylee A. Byers, Jacqueline Buckley, Seth B. Magle, Dorothy Maffei, Preeya Waite, Danielle German
Publikováno v:
BMC Public Health, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2021)
Abstract Background Encounters with rats in urban areas increase risk of human exposure to rat-associated zoonotic pathogens and act as a stressor associated with psychological distress. The frequency and nature of human-rat encounters may be altered
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/601d4bcb1ca44165ba179c67eb3e7374
Autor:
Kaylee A. Byers, Tom R. Booker, Matthew Combs, Chelsea G. Himsworth, Jason Munshi‐South, David M. Patrick, Michael C. Whitlock
Publikováno v:
Evolutionary Applications, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 198-209 (2021)
Abstract Urban Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) carry several pathogens transmissible to people. However, pathogen prevalence can vary across fine spatial scales (i.e., by city block). Using a population genomics approach, we sought to describe rat mo
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/04f9278efb804c38baea3481e1f200a8
Autor:
Michael J. Lee, Kaylee A. Byers, Craig Stephen, David M. Patrick, Robert Corrigan, Stefan Iwasawa, Chelsea G. Himsworth
Publikováno v:
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, Vol 10 (2022)
To sustainably control urban rat infestations, management efforts need to encompass large areas of urban centers. Therefore, the objective of this review and narrative synthesis was to collate what is known about municipal-scale rat management. We ex
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/02ec5b69bbf546df9616d52ce8f00367
Publikováno v:
BMC Public Health, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2019)
Abstract Background The presence of urban rats in the neighbourhood environment may negatively impact the physical and mental health of residents. Our study sought to describe the experiences with, perceptions of, and feelings towards rats and rat co
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/fa01f177070149a0b1d8c03adcf92afb
Autor:
Chelsea G. Himsworth, Kaylee A. Byers, Champika Fernando, Laura Speerin, Michael J. Lee, Janet E. Hill
Publikováno v:
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, Vol 7 (2020)
Urban Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) are a reservoir for Bartonella spp. - a genus of zoonotic bacteria transmitted by hematophagous vectors, particularly fleas. Rats and fleas may be infected with more than one Bartonella species; however, mixed in
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/be39858d689f4bee99f00b29e8c45979