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

• Үндсэн зохиолчид: Federico Costa (Зохиогч), Elsio A Wunder (Зохиогч), Daiana De Oliveira (Зохиогч), Vimla Bisht (Зохиогч), Gorete Rodrigues (Зохиогч), Mitermayer G Reis (Зохиогч), Albert I Ko (Зохиогч), Mike Begon (Зохиогч), James E Childs (Зохиогч)
• Формат: Ном
• Хэвлэсэн: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Нөхцлүүд: article
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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...