2021
Leptospira interrogans biofilm formation in Rattus norvegicus (Norway rats) natural reservoirs
Santos A, dos Santos Ribeiro P, da França G, Souza F, Ramos E, Figueira C, Reis M, Costa F, Ristow P. Leptospira interrogans biofilm formation in Rattus norvegicus (Norway rats) natural reservoirs. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2021, 15: e0009736. PMID: 34495971, PMCID: PMC8451993, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009736.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenal tubulesPathogenic LeptospiraPathogenesis of leptospirosisMain reservoir hostsNatural animal reservoirsBacterial carriageChronic colonizationLeptospiral colonizationRenal carriageAnimal reservoirsLeptospira interrogansLeptospirosisUrban slumsCausative agentLeptospiraTubulesPossible roleReservoir hostsCarriageNatural reservoirBiofilm formationOcclusion patternsBacterial survivalHost reservoirsR. norvegicus
2016
Factors affecting carriage and intensity of infection of Calodium hepaticum within Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) from an urban slum environment in Salvador, Brazil
WALKER R, CARVALHO-PEREIRA T, SERRANO S, PEDRA G, HACKER K, TAYLOR J, MINTER A, PERTILE A, PANTI-MAY A, CARVALHO M, SOUZA FN, NERY N, RODRIGUES G, BAHIENSE T, REIS MG, KO AI, CHILDS JE, BEGON M, COSTA F. Factors affecting carriage and intensity of infection of Calodium hepaticum within Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) from an urban slum environment in Salvador, Brazil. Epidemiology And Infection 2016, 145: 334-338. PMID: 27780498, PMCID: PMC6247895, DOI: 10.1017/s0950268816002259.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensity of infectionNorway ratsIndependent risk factorC. hepaticumHumans of exposureUrban slum environmentsCalodium hepaticumUrban slum areaSlum areasLiver involvementMammalian hostsRisk factorsInfective eggsRatsCarriage levelsSignificant riskInfectionUrban slumsCarriageFurther studiesSub-standard living conditionsRiskZoonotic pathogensSlum environmentRodent-borne zoonotic pathogens