Renal carriage of Leptospira species in rodents from Mediterranean Chile: The Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus) as a relevant host in agricultural lands.
Acta Trop
; 176: 105-108, 2017 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-28760479
We evaluated the renal carriage of Leptospira species in rodent communities from Mediterranean Chile using a PCR technique. We found that animals inhabiting agricultural areas were almost three times more infected than in wild areas (14.4% vs. 4.4%). The Norwegian rat (Rattus norvegicus), an invasive murid ubiquitous in the country, was the most infected species (38.1%).
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Assunto principal:
Doenças dos Roedores
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Roedores
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Rim
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Leptospira
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Leptospirose
Limite:
Animals
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Chile
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Acta Trop
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Holanda