Patterns in Leptospira Shedding in Norway Rats (Rattus norvegicus) from Brazilian Slum Communities a...
Patterns in Leptospira Shedding in Norway Rats (Rattus norvegicus) from Brazilian Slum Communities at High Risk of Disease Transmission
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United States: Public Library of Science
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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.
Our study, conducted in Salvador, Brazil, established the average load o...
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Patterns in Leptospira Shedding in Norway Rats (Rattus norvegicus) from Brazilian Slum Communities at High Risk of Disease Transmission
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1696855749
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1696855749
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1935-2735,1935-2727
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1935-2735
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10.1371/journal.pntd.0003819
