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Detection of Zoonotic Pathogens and Characterization of Novel Viruses Carried by Commensal Rattus Norvegicus in New York City
Cadhla Firth, Meera Bhat, Matthew A. Firth, Simon H. Willams, Matthew J. Frye, Peter Simmonds, Juliette M. Conte, James Ng, Joel Garcia, Nishit P. Bhuva, Bohyun Lee, Xiaoyu Che, Phenix-Lan Quan, and W. Ian Lipkin
mBio 2014 Sep-Oct. 5(5) e01933-14, Published online 2014 Oct 14
Highlights
Cadhla Firth, Meera Bhat, Matthew A. Firth, Simon H. Willams, Matthew J. Frye, Peter Simmonds, Juliette M. Conte, James Ng, Joel Garcia, Nishit P. Bhuva, Bohyun Lee, Xiaoyu Che, Phenix-Lan Quan, and W. Ian Lipkin
mBio 2014 Sep-Oct. 5(5) e01933-14, Published online 2014 Oct 14
Highlights
- "Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) are globally distributed and concentrate in urban environments, where they live and feed in closer proximity to human populations than most other mammals. Despite the potential role of rats as reservoirs of zoonotic diseases, the microbial diversity present in urban rat populations remains unexplored."
- "We found that these rats are infected with bacterial pathogens known to cause acute or mild gastroenteritis in people, including atypical enteropathogenic Escherichia coli, Clostridium difficile, and Salmonella enterica, as well as infectious agents that have been associated with undifferentiated febrile illnesses, including Bartonella spp., Streptobacillus moniliformis, Leptospira interrogans, and Seoul hantavirus."
- "The results of this study demonstrate the diversity of microbes carried by commensal rodent species and highlight the need for improved pathogen surveillance and disease monitoring in urban environments."