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Norwegian rat

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


Country names
New Zealand
Other location data
Hawera, Tirau, Matamata, Morrinsville
Year
1974-1975


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


Number of animals with id isolates
5
Animal age class
Not stated
Animal health
Not stated

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Citation

Brockie RE, 1977. Leptospiral infections of rodents in the North Island. NZ Vet J 25: 89-90, 95-96.