Presence of Leptospira spp. and absence of Bartonella spp. in urban rodents of Buenos Aires province, Argentina

• Published in: Pathogens and Global Health
• Main Authors: Fitte, Bruno, Kosoy, Michael
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: ARGENTINA; BARTONELLA; LEPTOSPIRA; RODENTS; URBAN ECOLOGY; ZOONOTIC DISEASES; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Argentina; Kosoy; Rattus rattus
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/198074

Big cities of Argentina are characterized by a strong social and economic fragmentation. This context enables the presence of urban rodents in close contact to the human population, mostly in the peripheral areas of the cities. Urban rodents can harbor a large variety of zoonotic pathogens. The aim...