Detection of multiple human enteropathogens in Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) from an under-resourced neighborhood of Vancouver, British Columbia.

• Published in: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Lisa K F Lee, Chelsea G Himsworth, Kaylee A Byers, Harveen K Atwal, Gus Gabaldon, Gordon Ritchie, Christopher F Lowe, Nancy Matic, Samuel Chorlton, Linda Hoang, Bruce K Wobeser, Victor Leung
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; British Columbia; Canada; Norway
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011669; https://doaj.org/article/37a7b8dfeded44b183aa908fdf04a918

Urban Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) can carry various human pathogens, and may be involved in pathogen propagation and transmission to humans. From January 31-August 14, 2021, a community outbreak of Shigella flexneri serotype 2a occurred among unhoused or poorly housed people in the Downtown East...