Culling of Urban Norway Rats and Carriage of Bartonella spp. Bacteria, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

We investigated the effects of culling on Bartonella spp. bacteria carriage among urban rats in Canada. We found that the odds of Bartonella spp. carriage increased across city blocks except those in which culling occurred. Removing rats may have prevented an increase in Bartonella spp. prevalence,...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2022-08, Vol.28 (8), p.1659-1663
Hauptverfasser:	Byers, Kaylee A, Lee, Michael J, Hill, Janet E, Fernando, Champika, Speerin, Laura, Donovan, Christina M, Patrick, David M, Himsworth, Chelsea G
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Bacteria Bartonella Control Culling of Urban Norway Rats and Carriage of Diseases Dispatch Distribution ecology Health risks Identification and classification Infections Neighborhoods Pathogens pest control rats Rattus norvegicus Siphonaptera spp. Bacteria, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Vectors (Biology) Zoonoses
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Zusammenfassung:	We investigated the effects of culling on Bartonella spp. bacteria carriage among urban rats in Canada. We found that the odds of Bartonella spp. carriage increased across city blocks except those in which culling occurred. Removing rats may have prevented an increase in Bartonella spp. prevalence, potentially lowering human health risks.
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid2808.211164