Effects of Culling on Leptospira interrogans Carriage by Rats

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.

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Autores principales: Lee, Michael J., Byers, Kaylee A., Donovan, Christina M., Bidulka, Julie J., Stephen, Craig, Patrick, David M., Himsworth, Chelsea G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5782904/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29350160
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2402.171371
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spelling pubmed-57829042018-02-07 Effects of Culling on Leptospira interrogans Carriage by Rats Lee, Michael J. Byers, Kaylee A. Donovan, Christina M. Bidulka, Julie J. Stephen, Craig Patrick, David M. Himsworth, Chelsea G. Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch 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. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-02 /pmc/articles/PMC5782904/ /pubmed/29350160 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2402.171371 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Lee, Michael J.
Byers, Kaylee A.
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Bidulka, Julie J.
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Patrick, David M.
Himsworth, Chelsea G.
Effects of Culling on Leptospira interrogans Carriage by Rats
title Effects of Culling on Leptospira interrogans Carriage by Rats
title_full Effects of Culling on Leptospira interrogans Carriage by Rats
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title_short Effects of Culling on Leptospira interrogans Carriage by Rats
title_sort effects of culling on leptospira interrogans carriage by rats
topic Dispatch
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5782904/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29350160
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2402.171371
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