Patterns in Leptospira Shedding in Norway Rats (Rattus norvegicus) from Brazilian Slum Communities at High Risk of Disease Transmission

BACKGROUND: We address some critical but unknown parameters of individuals and populations of Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) that influence leptospiral infection, maintenance and spirochetal loads shed in urine, which contaminates the environment ultimately leading to human infection. METHODOLOGY/P...

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Autores principales: Costa, Federico, Wunder, Elsio A., De Oliveira, Daiana, Bisht, Vimla, Rodrigues, Gorete, Reis, Mitermayer G., Ko, Albert I., Begon, Mike, Childs, James E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4457861/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26047009
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003819

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4457861/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26047009
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003819

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