Low prevalence of human enteropathogenic Yersinia spp. in brown rats (Rattus norvegicus) in Flanders.

Low prevalence of human enteropathogenic Yersinia spp. in brown rats (Rattus norvegicus) in Flanders.

Brown rats (Rattus norvegicus) have been identified as potential carriers of Yersinia enterocolitica and Y. pseudotuberculosis, the etiological agents of yersiniosis, the third most reported bacterial zoonosis in Europe. Enteropathogenic Yersinia spp. are most often isolated from rats during yersini...

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Main Authors: Lieze Oscar Rouffaer, Kristof Baert, Anne-Marie Van den Abeele, Ivo Cox, Gerty Vanantwerpen, Lieven De Zutter, Diederik Strubbe, Katleen Vranckx, Luc Lens, Freddy Haesebrouck, Michel Delmée, Frank Pasmans, An Martel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5389835?pdf=render

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