Antimicrobial Resistance

Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Urban Norway Rat (Rattus norvegicus) Populations: Epidemiology and the Impacts of Kill‐Trapping

Zoonoses and Public Health

Lee, et al. 2019

Or read our research summary: Rat Rectums and Human Health Risks

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Avian Pathogenicity Genes and Antibiotic Resistance in Escherichia coli Isolates from Wild Norway Rats (Rattus norvegicus) in British Columbia, Canada

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Himsworth, et al. 2016

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Read how a rise in rat population could be a threat to human health in a CBC News article.

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Carriage of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus by Wild Urban Norway Rats (Rattus norvegicus)

PLoS ONE

Himsworth, et al. 2014

Or read our research summary: Wild Rats Can Carry “Superbug” Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus auresus (MRSA)

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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius in Rats

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Himsworth, et al. 2013

Or read our research summary: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus pseudointermedius (MRSP) in Urban Rats

Learn more about this work on the Worms and Germs blog.

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Or read our research summary:

The Dangers of Rat Poop? Wild Rats Can Carry Antibiotic Resistant and Virulent E. coli and Salmonella,