Leishmaniasis in Norway Rats in Sewers, Barcelona, Spain
- Maria Teresa Galán-Puchades
- Mercedes Gómez-Samblás
- Jose M. Suárez-Morán
- Antonio Osuna
- Joan Sanxis-Furió
- Jordi Pascual
- Rubén Bueno-Marí
- Sandra Franco
- Víctor Peracho
- Tomás Montalvo
- Màrius V. Fuentes
Publication date
June 2019
DOI Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Journal
Emerging Infectious DiseasesAbstract
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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