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

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Byers, Kaylee A. ; Lee, Michael J. ; Hill, Janet E. ; Fernando, Champika ; Speerin, Laura ; Donovan, Christina M. ; Patrick, David M. ; Himsworth, Chelsea G.
• Description:
  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.
• Subjects:
  Animals Bartonella Infections Humans Rats Rodent Diseases Zoonoses
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2022; 28(8):1659-1663
• Pubmed ID:
  35876624
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC9328906
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  British Columbia, Canada
• Volume:
  28
• Issue:
  8
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:0c111ba9ae270075a0e6a8e4118748285d07251de057f06f218ce67135dbd28c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/120169/cdc_120169_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 5.74 MB ]