Rodent-borne Bartonella infection varies according to host species within and among cities
It is becoming increasingly likely that rodents will drive future disease epidemics with the continued expansion of cities worldwide. Though transmission risk is a growing concern, relatively little is known about pathogens carried by urban rats. Here, we assess whether the diversity and prevalence...
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ftjamescook:oai:researchonline.jcu.edu.au:59900 2024-02-11T10:08:13+01:00 Rodent-borne Bartonella infection varies according to host species within and among cities Peterson, Anna C. Ghersi, Bruno M. Alda, Fernando Firth, Cadhla Frye, Matthew J. Bai, Ying Osikowicz, Lynn M. Riegel, Claudia Lipkin, W. Ian Kosoy, Michael Y. Blum, Michael J. 2017 application/pdf https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/59900/1/59900_Peterson_et_al_2017.pdf unknown Springer http://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-017-1291-4 https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/59900/ https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/59900/1/59900_Peterson_et_al_2017.pdf Peterson, Anna C., Ghersi, Bruno M., Alda, Fernando, Firth, Cadhla, Frye, Matthew J., Bai, Ying, Osikowicz, Lynn M., Riegel, Claudia, Lipkin, W. Ian, Kosoy, Michael Y., and Blum, Michael J. (2017) Rodent-borne Bartonella infection varies according to host species within and among cities. EcoHealth, 14 (4). pp. 771-782. restricted Article PeerReviewed 2017 ftjamescook https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-017-1291-4 2024-01-22T23:44:18Z It is becoming increasingly likely that rodents will drive future disease epidemics with the continued expansion of cities worldwide. Though transmission risk is a growing concern, relatively little is known about pathogens carried by urban rats. Here, we assess whether the diversity and prevalence of Bartonella bacteria differ according to the (co)occurrence of rat hosts across New Orleans, LA (NO), where both Norway (Rattus norvegicus) and roof rats (Rattus rattus) are found, relative to New York City (NYC) which only harbors Norway rats. We detected human pathogenic Bartonella species in both NYC and New Orleans rodents. We found that Norway rats in New Orleans harbored a more diverse assemblage of Bartonella than Norway rats in NYC and that Norway rats harbored a more diverse and distinct assemblage of Bartonella compared to roof rats in New Orleans. Additionally, Norway rats were more likely to be infected with Bartonella than roof rats in New Orleans. Flea infestation appears to be an important predictor of Bartonella infection in Norway rats across both cities. These findings illustrate that pathogen infections can be heterogeneous in urban rodents and indicate that further study of host species interactions could clarify variation in spillover risk across cities. Article in Journal/Newspaper Rattus rattus James Cook University, Australia: ResearchOnline@JCU Norway Orleans ENVELOPE(-60.667,-60.667,-63.950,-63.950) EcoHealth 14 4 771 782 |
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It is becoming increasingly likely that rodents will drive future disease epidemics with the continued expansion of cities worldwide. Though transmission risk is a growing concern, relatively little is known about pathogens carried by urban rats. Here, we assess whether the diversity and prevalence of Bartonella bacteria differ according to the (co)occurrence of rat hosts across New Orleans, LA (NO), where both Norway (Rattus norvegicus) and roof rats (Rattus rattus) are found, relative to New York City (NYC) which only harbors Norway rats. We detected human pathogenic Bartonella species in both NYC and New Orleans rodents. We found that Norway rats in New Orleans harbored a more diverse assemblage of Bartonella than Norway rats in NYC and that Norway rats harbored a more diverse and distinct assemblage of Bartonella compared to roof rats in New Orleans. Additionally, Norway rats were more likely to be infected with Bartonella than roof rats in New Orleans. Flea infestation appears to be an important predictor of Bartonella infection in Norway rats across both cities. These findings illustrate that pathogen infections can be heterogeneous in urban rodents and indicate that further study of host species interactions could clarify variation in spillover risk across cities. |
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Peterson, Anna C. Ghersi, Bruno M. Alda, Fernando Firth, Cadhla Frye, Matthew J. Bai, Ying Osikowicz, Lynn M. Riegel, Claudia Lipkin, W. Ian Kosoy, Michael Y. Blum, Michael J. |
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Peterson, Anna C. Ghersi, Bruno M. Alda, Fernando Firth, Cadhla Frye, Matthew J. Bai, Ying Osikowicz, Lynn M. Riegel, Claudia Lipkin, W. Ian Kosoy, Michael Y. Blum, Michael J. Rodent-borne Bartonella infection varies according to host species within and among cities |
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Peterson, Anna C. Ghersi, Bruno M. Alda, Fernando Firth, Cadhla Frye, Matthew J. Bai, Ying Osikowicz, Lynn M. Riegel, Claudia Lipkin, W. Ian Kosoy, Michael Y. Blum, Michael J. |
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Rodent-borne Bartonella infection varies according to host species within and among cities |
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Rodent-borne Bartonella infection varies according to host species within and among cities |
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Rodent-borne Bartonella infection varies according to host species within and among cities |
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Rodent-borne Bartonella infection varies according to host species within and among cities |
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Rodent-borne Bartonella infection varies according to host species within and among cities |
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rodent-borne bartonella infection varies according to host species within and among cities |
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http://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-017-1291-4 https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/59900/ https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/59900/1/59900_Peterson_et_al_2017.pdf Peterson, Anna C., Ghersi, Bruno M., Alda, Fernando, Firth, Cadhla, Frye, Matthew J., Bai, Ying, Osikowicz, Lynn M., Riegel, Claudia, Lipkin, W. Ian, Kosoy, Michael Y., and Blum, Michael J. (2017) Rodent-borne Bartonella infection varies according to host species within and among cities. EcoHealth, 14 (4). pp. 771-782. |
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