Coinfection modifies carriage of enzootic and zoonotic parasites in Norway rats from an urban slum

Coinfection modifies carriage of enzootic and zoonotic parasites in Norway rats from an urban slum

Abstract We examine coinfection between helminth species and the bacterium Leptospira interrogans in a natural population of the Norway rat, Rattus norvegicus. We ask whether coinfection can influence the probability and intensity of infection of these enzootic and zoonotic parasites in urban rats,...

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Main Authors: Ticiana S. A. Carvalho‐Pereira, Fábio Neves Souza, Luana Ribeiro do Nascimento Santos, Gabriel Ghizzi Pedra, Amanda Minter, Thiago Campanharo Bahiense, Mitermayer Galvão Reis, Albert Icksang Ko, James E. Childs, Eduardo M. daSilva, Federico Costa, Mike Begon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-10-01
Series:Ecosphere
Subjects:
Angiostrongylus cantonensis
coinfection
helminths
interaction network
Leptospira interrogans
Nippostrongylus brasiliensis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.2887

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https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.2887

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