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Black rat

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


Country names
India
Other location data
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Year
Not stated


Specimen type
Kidney
Detection method
Culture
Determining method
Micro-agglutination testing on isolate, Monoclonal antibodies


Number of animals with id isolates
1
Animal age class
Not stated
Animal health
Not stated

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Citation

Sharma S, Vijayachari P, Sugunan AP, Sehgal SC, 2003. Leptospiral carrier state and seroprevalence among animal population - a cross-sectional sample survey in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Epidemiol Infect 131: 985-989.