Epidemiological Importance of Rodents as Reservoirs of Leptospira in Maronesa Cattle Farms in Trás-os-Montes Region

• Main Author: Cardoso, Maria das Neves Mitelo Morão de Paiva
• Other Authors: Pereira, Margarida Maria Ivens Colares, Rodrigues, Jorge de Almeida
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: Bovinae; Leptospirose; Leptospira; Região de Trás-os-Montes (Portugal); Raça maronesa; Epidemiologia molecular e serologia; 636.2.09(469.2)(043); 616.98(469.2)(043); 579.62(469.2)(043); Elevado; Pomona; Rattus rattus
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10348/2639

Tese de Doutoramento em Ciências Veterinárias Leptospirosis is a zoonosis caused by pathogenic spirochetes of genus Leptospira, maintained in nature by numerous reservoirs, free-living and domestic animals, constituting a potential source of infection for humans, and other susceptible hosts (Turner,...