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Black rat

Animal common names
Black rat
Family
Mammalia
Animal genus and species
Rattus rattus
Serovar
Icterohaemorrhagiae
Serogroup
Icterohaemorrhagiae
Presumptive species
L.interrogans


Country names
Puerto Rico
Year
1950-1952


Specimen type
Kidney
Detection method
Culture
Determining method
Cross agglutination absorption test (CAAT)


Number of animals with id isolates
3
Animal age class
Not stated
Animal health
Not stated

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Citation

Alexander AD, Benenson AS, Byrne RJ, Diaz-Rivera RS, Evans LB, Gochenour WS, Hall HE, Hightower JA, Jeffries H, de Jesus J, Martinez E, Paniagua M, Pons JA, Ramos-Morales F, Molina RR, Swesher KY, Woodward TE, Yager RH, 1963. Leptospirosis in Puerto Rico. Zoonoses Res 2: 152-227.