2025
Hematological and biochemical profiles, infection and habitat quality in an urban rat population
Carvalho-Pereira T, Pedra G, de Oliveira D, Souza F, Zeppelini C, Santos L, Couto R, Bahiense T, da Silva E, Begon M, Reis M, Ko A, Childs J, Costa F. Hematological and biochemical profiles, infection and habitat quality in an urban rat population. Scientific Reports 2025, 15: 26518. PMID: 40691241, PMCID: PMC12279998, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-09887-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRat serumComplete blood countT groupL. interrogansNo significant associationEosinophil deficiencyKidney imprintsPoor condition groupHelminth eggsBlood countEM-DGroup ratsRat groupsFecal samplesImmature neutrophilsDeficient groupMean intensitySpecific infectionsHealth profileRatsSignificant associationBlood samplesCorticosterone metabolitesInfectionHematological profile
2019
Tails of Two Cities: Age and Wounding Are Associated With Carriage of Leptospira interrogans by Norway Rats (Rattus norvegicus) in Ecologically Distinct Urban Environments
Minter A, Himsworth C, Byers K, Childs J, Ko A, Costa F. Tails of Two Cities: Age and Wounding Are Associated With Carriage of Leptospira interrogans by Norway Rats (Rattus norvegicus) in Ecologically Distinct Urban Environments. Frontiers In Ecology And Evolution 2019, 7: 14. DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2019.00014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNorway ratsL. interrogansSignificant human morbidityBite woundsGreater oddsGreater prevalenceJuvenile ratsOld ratsRatsHuman morbidityLeptospira interrogansZoonotic diseaseYoung animalsLinear mixed modelsTransmission dynamicsCarriageInterrogansPrevalencePrimary reservoirDistinct urban environmentsRat characteristicsPathogen statusMixed modelsStatusMorbidity
2001
Identification of New Repetitive Element inLeptospira interrogans Serovar Copenhageni and Its Application to PCR-Based Differentiation ofLeptospira Serogroups
Barocchi M, Ko A, Ferrer S, Faria M, Reis M, Riley L. Identification of New Repetitive Element inLeptospira interrogans Serovar Copenhageni and Its Application to PCR-Based Differentiation ofLeptospira Serogroups. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2001, 39: 191-195. PMID: 11136769, PMCID: PMC87700, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.39.1.191-195.2001.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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