2019
Coinfection modifies carriage of enzootic and zoonotic parasites in Norway rats from an urban slum
Carvalho‐Pereira T, Souza F, do Nascimento Santos L, Pedra G, Minter A, Bahiense T, Reis M, Ko A, Childs J, da Silva E, Costa F, Begon M. Coinfection modifies carriage of enzootic and zoonotic parasites in Norway rats from an urban slum. Ecosphere 2019, 10 DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.2887.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUrban slumsLoad of parasitesZoonotic parasitesUrban ratsStrongyloides spBrazilian urban slumsIntensity of infectionReduced prevalenceNippostrongylus brasiliensisCoinfectionSignificant associationInfection riskRatsNematode Angiostrongylus cantonensisAngiostrongylus cantonensisInfectionNorway ratsEggs/larvaeCantonensisZoonotic pathogensCorrelation testInterrogansParasitesPopulation
2017
A survey of zoonotic pathogens carried by house mouse and black rat populations in Yucatan, Mexico
PANTI-MAY J, DE ANDRADE R, GURUBEL-GONZÁLEZ Y, PALOMO-ARJONA E, SODÁ-TAMAYO L, MEZA-SULÚ J, RAMÍREZ-SIERRA M, DUMONTEIL E, VIDAL-MARTÍNEZ V, MACHAÍN-WILLIAMS C, DE OLIVEIRA D, REIS M, TORRES-CASTRO M, ROBLES M, HERNÁNDEZ-BETANCOURT S, COSTA F. A survey of zoonotic pathogens carried by house mouse and black rat populations in Yucatan, Mexico. Epidemiology And Infection 2017, 145: 2287-2295. PMID: 28689507, PMCID: PMC6231242, DOI: 10.1017/s0950268817001352.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsH. diminutaZoonotic pathogensPolymerase chain reactionRatsMiceTropical diseasesCruzi DNALeptospira interrogansChain reactionL. interrogansT. cruziFurther studiesHymenolepis diminutaPublic healthReservoir hostsTrypanosoma cruziSedimentation techniqueInterrogansPathogensHouse miceCruziDiminutaImportant reservoirEpidemiologyPrevalence
2016
Factors affecting carriage and intensity of infection of Calodium hepaticum within Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) from an urban slum environment in Salvador, Brazil
WALKER R, CARVALHO-PEREIRA T, SERRANO S, PEDRA G, HACKER K, TAYLOR J, MINTER A, PERTILE A, PANTI-MAY A, CARVALHO M, SOUZA FN, NERY N, RODRIGUES G, BAHIENSE T, REIS MG, KO AI, CHILDS JE, BEGON M, COSTA F. Factors affecting carriage and intensity of infection of Calodium hepaticum within Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) from an urban slum environment in Salvador, Brazil. Epidemiology And Infection 2016, 145: 334-338. PMID: 27780498, PMCID: PMC6247895, DOI: 10.1017/s0950268816002259.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensity of infectionNorway ratsIndependent risk factorC. hepaticumHumans of exposureUrban slum environmentsCalodium hepaticumUrban slum areaSlum areasLiver involvementMammalian hostsRisk factorsInfective eggsRatsCarriage levelsSignificant riskInfectionUrban slumsCarriageFurther studiesSub-standard living conditionsRiskZoonotic pathogensSlum environmentRodent-borne zoonotic pathogens