Influence of Household Rat Infestation on Leptospira Transmission in the Urban Slum Environment
Costa F, Ribeiro GS, Felzemburgh RD, Santos N, Reis RB, Santos AC, Fraga DB, Araujo WN, Santana C, Childs JE, Reis MG, Ko AI. Influence of Household Rat Infestation on Leptospira Transmission in the Urban Slum Environment. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2014, 8: e3338. PMID: 25474580, PMCID: PMC4256176, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003338.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeptospira infectionRisk factorsPrediction scoreIndependent risk factorCommunity-based screeningRisk stratification strategiesCase-control studyCharacteristic curve analysisHigh infection riskUrban slum residentsHigh-level transmissionRat infestationAnnual serosurveysSerologic evidenceCase householdsStratification strategiesInfectionInfection riskLeptospirosis transmissionLeptospira transmissionCurve analysisControl householdsNorway ratsSlum settingsRegression modeling