Leptospira infection in rats: A literature review of global prevalence and distribution.

• Main Authors: Kenneth Boey (Author), Kanae Shiokawa (Author), Sreekumari Rajeev (Author)
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• 出版: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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<h4>Background</h4>The role of rodents in Leptospira epidemiology and transmission is well known worldwide. Rats are known to carry different pathogenic serovars of Leptospira spp. capable of causing disease in humans and animals. Wild rats (Rattus spp.), especially the Norway/brown rat...