Leishmaniasis in Norway Rats in Sewers, Barcelona, Spain
2019; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Volume: 25; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês
10.3201/eid2506.181027
ISSN1080-6059
AutoresMaría Teresa Galán‐Puchades, Mercedes Gómez-Samblás, Jose M. Suárez-Morán, Antonio Frías Osuna, Joan Sanxis-Furió, Jordi Pascual, Rubén Bueno‐Marí, Sandra Franco, Víctor Peracho, Tomás Montalvo, Màrius V. Fuentes,
Tópico(s)Viral Infections and Vectors
ResumoWe detected Leishmania infantum in 98 Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) trapped in parks and sewers of Barcelona, Spain. The 84 rats from the sewers showed a prevalence of 33.3% and up to 2,272 estimated parasites. These results, in the most abundant potential reservoir in cities, is of public health concern.
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