A model for leptospire dynamics and control in the Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus) the reservoir host in urban slum environments
Leptospirosis is a zoonosis that humans can contract via contact with animal reservoirs directly or with water contaminated with their urine. The primary reservoir of pathogenic leptospires within urban slum environments is the Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus). Motivated by the annual outbreaks of hum...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-12-01
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| Series: | Epidemics |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1755436517301354 |