Tails 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