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Using fine‐scale spatial genetics of Norway rats to improve control efforts and reduce leptospirosis risk in urban slum environments

The Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus) is a key pest species globally and responsible for seasonal outbreaks of the zoonotic bacterial disease leptospirosis in the tropics. The city of Salvador, Brazil, has seen recent and dramatic increases in human population residing in slums, where conditions foster...

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Autores principales: Richardson, Jonathan L., Burak, Mary K., Hernandez, Christian, Shirvell, James M., Mariani, Carol, Carvalho‐Pereira, Ticiana S. A., Pertile, Arsinoê C., Panti‐May, Jesus A., Pedra, Gabriel G., Serrano, Soledad, Taylor, Josh, Carvalho, Mayara, Rodrigues, Gorete, Costa, Federico, Childs, James E., Ko, Albert I., Caccone, Adalgisa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5367079/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28352293
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/eva.12449