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Norwegian rat

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


Country names
Colombia
Other location data
Cauca valley
Year
Not stated


Specimen type
Kidney
Detection method
Culture
Determining method
Argentina", Buenes Aires, Sent to "Panamerican Zoonosis Center


Number of animals with id isolates
7
Animal age class
Not stated
Animal health
Not stated

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Citation

Morales GA, Guzmán VH, Beltrán LE, 1978. Leptospirosis in Colombia: Isolation of Leptospira spp. from the kidneys of brown rats (Rattus norvegicus) trapped on infected piggeries. Tropical Animal Health and Production 10: 121-123.