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Leptospira infection in rats: A literature review of global prevalence and distribution

BACKGROUND: The role of rodents in Leptospira epidemiology and transmission is well known worldwide. Rats are known to carry different pathogenic serovars of Leptospira spp. capable of causing disease in humans and animals. Wild rats (Rattus spp.), especially the Norway/brown rat (Rattus norvegicus)...

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Autores principales: Boey, Kenneth, Shiokawa, Kanae, Rajeev, Sreekumari
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6688788/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31398190
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007499