2019
Coinfection modifies carriage of enzootic and zoonotic parasites in Norway rats from an urban slum
Carvalho‐Pereira T, Souza F, do Nascimento Santos L, Pedra G, Minter A, Bahiense T, Reis M, Ko A, Childs J, da Silva E, Costa F, Begon M. Coinfection modifies carriage of enzootic and zoonotic parasites in Norway rats from an urban slum. Ecosphere 2019, 10 DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.2887.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUrban slumsLoad of parasitesZoonotic parasitesUrban ratsStrongyloides spBrazilian urban slumsIntensity of infectionReduced prevalenceNippostrongylus brasiliensisCoinfectionSignificant associationInfection riskRatsNematode Angiostrongylus cantonensisAngiostrongylus cantonensisInfectionNorway ratsEggs/larvaeCantonensisZoonotic pathogensCorrelation testInterrogansParasitesPopulationTails of Two Cities: Age and Wounding Are Associated With Carriage of Leptospira interrogans by Norway Rats (Rattus norvegicus) in Ecologically Distinct Urban Environments
Minter A, Himsworth C, Byers K, Childs J, Ko A, Costa F. Tails of Two Cities: Age and Wounding Are Associated With Carriage of Leptospira interrogans by Norway Rats (Rattus norvegicus) in Ecologically Distinct Urban Environments. Frontiers In Ecology And Evolution 2019, 7: 14. DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2019.00014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNorway ratsL. interrogansSignificant human morbidityBite woundsGreater oddsGreater prevalenceJuvenile ratsOld ratsRatsHuman morbidityLeptospira interrogansZoonotic diseaseYoung animalsLinear mixed modelsTransmission dynamicsCarriageInterrogansPrevalencePrimary reservoirDistinct urban environmentsRat characteristicsPathogen statusMixed modelsStatusMorbidity
2001
Identification of New Repetitive Element inLeptospira interrogans Serovar Copenhageni and Its Application to PCR-Based Differentiation ofLeptospira Serogroups
Barocchi M, Ko A, Ferrer S, Faria M, Reis M, Riley L. Identification of New Repetitive Element inLeptospira interrogans Serovar Copenhageni and Its Application to PCR-Based Differentiation ofLeptospira Serogroups. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2001, 39: 191-195. PMID: 11136769, PMCID: PMC87700, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.39.1.191-195.2001.Peer-Reviewed Original Research