Leptospira spp. In Commensal Rodents, Beijing, China

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Apr 2013 English Publisher:Wildlife Disease AssociationJournal:Journal of Wildlife Diseases, volume 49, pages 461-463 (issn: 0090-3558,

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Authors: Chengmin, Wang; Hongxuan, He;

doi: 10.7589/2012-10-261

pmid: 23568930

Leptospira spp. In Commensal Rodents, Beijing, China

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Abstract

Leptospirosis is a widely distributed zoonosis, and rats (Rattus spp.) are its most common source. We found antibodies to leptospires in 115 (30.2%) of 381 commensal rodents from Beijing, China. Commensal rodents might represent a potential source for human and pet leptospirosis in urban environments.

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Chinese Academy of Sciences
China (People's Republic of)
Institute of Zoology
China (People's Republic of)

Keywords

Leptospira, Male, China, Animals, Wild, Antibodies, Bacterial, Rats, Rodent Diseases, Zoonoses, Animals, Humans, Female, Leptospirosis, Disease Reservoirs

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