We tested the urine and saliva of 137 wild rats (Rattus norvegicus) from Vancouver, Canada, for the presence of Leptospira spp. Only one saliva sample was found positive and two were suspect, all from urine-positive rats (n=81), indicating that active shedding of leptospires in saliva is unlikely to occur.
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4 April 2018
Leptospira spp. in the Oral Cavity of Urban Brown Rats (Rattus norvegicus) from Vancouver, Canada—Implications for Rat-Rat and Rat-Human Transmission
Christina M. Donovan,
Michael J. Lee,
Kaylee A. Byers,
Julie Bidulka,
David M. Patrick,
Chelsea G. Himsworth
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Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 54 • No. 3
July 2018
Vol. 54 • No. 3
July 2018