Patterns in Leptospira Shedding in Norway Rats (Rattus norvegicus) from Brazilian Slum Communities at High Risk of Disease Transmission.

• Main Authors: Federico Costa (Author), Elsio A Wunder (Author), Daiana De Oliveira (Author), Vimla Bisht (Author), Gorete Rodrigues (Author), Mitermayer G Reis (Author), Albert I Ko (Author), Mike Begon (Author), James E Childs (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:We address some critical but unknown parameters of individuals and populations of Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) that influence leptospiral infection, maintenance and spirochetal loads shed in urine, which contaminates the environment ultimately leading to human infection. METHODOLOGY/PR...