Leishmaniasis in Norway Rats in Sewers, Barcelona, Spain
Teresa Galan-Puchades, Maria; Gomez-Samblas, Mercedes; Suarez-Moran, Jose M.; Osuna, Antonio; Sanxis-Furio, Joan; Pascual, Jordi; Bueno-Mari, Ruben; Franco, Sandra; Peracho, Victor; Montalvo, Tomas; Fuentes, Marius V.
Publicación: EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
2019
VL / 25 - BP / 1222 - EP / 1224
abstract
We 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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