Leptospira

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

Minter, et al. 2019

Or read our project summary: Oh Rats! How Local Environments affect Transmission of Leptospira interrogans

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Leptospira spp. in the Oral Cavity of Urban Brown Rats (Rattus norvegicus) from Vancouver, Canada—Implications for Rat-Rat and Rat-Human Transmission

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Donovan, et al. 2018

Or read our research summary: Rat Saliva and Leptospira: Partners in Crime?

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Ecology of Leptospira interrogans in Norway Rats (Rattus norvegicus) in an Inner-City Neighborhood of Vancouver, Canada

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Himsworth, et al. 2013

Or read our project summary, Leptospira interrogans in Urban Rats: Implications for Public Health and Rat Control.

Learn about these findings in the CWHC Healthy Wildlife Blog.