Culling of Urban Norway Rats and Carriage of Bartonella spp. Bacteria, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

We investigated the effects of culling on Bartonella spp. bacteria carriage among urban rats in Canada. We found that the odds of Bartonella spp. carriage increased across city blocks except those in which culling occurred. Removing rats may have prevented an increase in Bartonella spp. prevalence,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Byers, Kaylee A., Lee, Michael J., Hill, Janet E., Fernando, Champika, Speerin, Laura, Donovan, Christina M., Patrick, David M., Himsworth, Chelsea G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2022
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9328906/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35876624
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2808.211164
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Sumario:We investigated the effects of culling on Bartonella spp. bacteria carriage among urban rats in Canada. We found that the odds of Bartonella spp. carriage increased across city blocks except those in which culling occurred. Removing rats may have prevented an increase in Bartonella spp. prevalence, potentially lowering human health risks.

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