Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Renal carriage of Leptospira species in rodents from Mediterranean Chile: The Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus) as a relevant host in agricultural lands.
- Journal:
- Acta tropica
- Year:
- 2017
- Authors:
- Correa, Juana P et al.
- Affiliation:
- Departamento de Ciencias Ecoló
- Species:
- rodent
Abstract
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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