Assessing rodents as carriers of pathogenic Leptospira species in the U.S. Virgin Islands and their risk to animal and public health

Leptospirosis is a global zoonotic disease caused by pathogenic bacteria of the genus Leptospira. We sought to determine if rodents in U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) are carriers of Leptospira. In total, 140 rodents were sampled, including 112 Mus musculus and 28 Rattus rattus. A positive carrier status...

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Autores principales: Hamond, Camila, Browne, A. Springer, de Wilde, Leah H., Hornsby, Richard L., LeCount, Karen, Anderson, Tammy, Stuber, Tod, Cranford, Hannah M., Browne, Stephanie K., Blanchard, Gerard, Horner, David, Taylor, Marissa L., Evans, Michael, Angeli, Nicole F., Roth, Joseph, Bisgard, Kristine M., Salzer, Johanna S., Schafer, Ilana J., Ellis, Brett R., Alt, David P., Schlater, Linda, Nally, Jarlath E., Ellis, Esther M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8782869/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35064157
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-04846-3

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8782869/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35064157
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-04846-3

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