Effects of Culling on Leptospira interrogans Carriage by Rats

Lee, Michael J.; Byers, Kaylee A.; Donovan, Christina M.; Bidulka, Julie J.; Stephen, Craig; Patrick, David M.; Himsworth, Chelsea G.

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Effects of Culling on Leptospira interrogans Carriage by Rats

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Feb 2018
By Lee, Michael J. ; Byers, Kaylee A. ; Donovan, Christina M. ; ...

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Alternative Title:

Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:

Lee, Michael J. ; Byers, Kaylee A. ; Donovan, Christina M. ; Bidulka, Julie J. ; Stephen, Craig ; Patrick, David M. ; Himsworth, Chelsea G.
Description:

We found that lethal, urban rat control is associated with a significant increase in the odds that surviving rats carry Leptospira interrogans. Our results suggest that human interventions have the potential to affect and even increase the prevalence of zoonotic pathogens within rat populations.
Subjects:

Animal Culling Animals Carrier State Dispatch Leptospira Interrogans/isolation & Purification Leptospirosis Rats Rodent Diseases/microbiology Zoonoses
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 24(2):356-360.
Pubmed ID:

29350160
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC5782904
Document Type:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

British Columbia, Canada
Location:

North America
Volume:

24
Issue:

2
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:cc2bd155e3a7a5363463af8c20f7ac51db16d12a78b2fc8a543a7264a6bc2072
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