Effects of Culling on Leptospira interrogans Carriage by Rats

Effects of Culling on Leptospira interrogans Carriage by Rats

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.

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Veröffentlicht in:Emerging infectious diseases 2018-02, Vol.24 (2), p.356-360
Hauptverfasser: Lee, Michael J, Byers, Kaylee A, Donovan, Christina M, Bidulka, Julie J, Stephen, Craig, Patrick, David M, Himsworth, Chelsea G
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Analysis
Animal Culling
Animals
bacteria
British Columbia
Carriage by Rats
Carrier State
Dispatch
Effects of Culling on
Epidemiology
Gram-negative bacteria
Leptospira interrogans
Leptospira interrogans - isolation & purification
Leptospirosis
Norway rat
Rats
rodent control
Rodent Diseases - microbiology
Zoonoses
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Zusammenfassung: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.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2402.171371