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Polynesian rat

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


Country names
United States
Other location data
Hawai'i
Year
1969-1974


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


Number of animals with id isolates
30
Animal age class
Adult, Juvenile
Animal health
Not stated

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Citation

Tomich PQ, 1979. Studies of leptospirosis in natural host populations 1. Small mammals of Waipo valley, Island of Hawai'i, USA Pacific Science 33: 257-279.