Effects of Culling on Leptospira interrogans Carriage by Rats

Autor:	Michael J. Lee, Kaylee A. Byers, Christina M. Donovan, Julie J. Bidulka, Craig Stephen, David M. Patrick, Chelsea G. Himsworth
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2018
Předmět:	Leptospira interrogans leptospirosis rodent control zoonoses Norway rat bacteria Medicine Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216
Zdroj:	Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 24, Iss 2, Pp 356-360 (2018)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid2402.171371
Popis:	We found that lethal, urban rat control is associated with a significant increase in the odds that surviving rats carry Leptospira interrogans. Our results suggest that human interventions have the potential to affect and even increase the prevalence of zoonotic pathogens within rat populations.
Databáze:	Directory of Open Access Journals
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