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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
Canada
Other location data
Ontario
Year
1961


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


Number of animals with id isolates
65
Animal age class
Not stated
Animal health
Not stated

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Citation

McKiel JA, Rappay DE, Cousineau JG, Hall RR, McKenna HE, 1970. Domestic rats as carriers of leptospires and Salmonellae in eastern Canada. Canadian Journal of Public Health 61: 336-340.