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Flea Presence and Abundance Are Not Predictors of Bartonella tribocorum Carriage in Norway Rats (Rattus norvegicus) from an Underserved Neighborhood of Vancouver, Canada
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2 2021
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Source: Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 21(2):121-124
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Alternative Title:Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis
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Description:Urban Norway rats (|) carry pathogenic | spp. that are transmitted among rats and from rats to people through arthropod vectors, particularly fleas. There is marked temporospatial variation in | spp. carriage among Norway rats in Vancouver, Canada, and we investigated whether this variation is associated with flea presence or abundance. | was isolated from 96/370 (35%) rats and 211 (57%) rats had fleas with an average of one flea per rat. All fleas were identified as |. There was no significant relationship between | carriage and flea presence or abundance, suggesting that, in contrast to other rat-associated zoonoses transmitted by fleas (|, |) flea indices may not be informative for understanding the ecology of | spp. in rats, particularly for |.
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Pubmed ID:33226890
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC10895708
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