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A survey of rodent-borne pathogens carried by wild Rattus spp. in Northern Vietnam.
Epidemiology and infection - 1 Sept 2013
Koma T, Yoshimatsu K, Yasuda S P, Li T, Amada T, Shimizu K, Isozumi R, Mai L T Q, Hoa N T, Nguyen V, Yamashiro T, Hasebe F, Arikawa J
Abstract excerpt
To examine the prevalence of human pathogens carried by rats in urban areas in Hanoi and Hai Phong, Vietnam, we live-trapped 100 rats in January 2011 and screened them for a panel of bacteria and viruses. Antibodies against Leptospira interrogans (22·0%), Seoul virus (14·0%) and rat hepatitis E virus (23·0%) were detected in rats, but antibodies against Yersinia pestis were not detected. Antibodies against L....
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