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Spiny rat

Animal common names
Spiny rat
Family
Mammalia
Animal genus and species
Proechimys semispinosus
Serovar
Maru
Serogroup
Hebdomadis
Presumptive species
L.santarosai


Country names
Panama
Other location data
Canal zone
Year
1962


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


Number of animals with id isolates
9
Animal age class
Not stated
Animal health
Not stated

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Citation

Gale NB, Alexander AD, Evans LB, Yager RH, Matheney RG, 1966. An outbreak of leptospirosis among U S Army troops in the Canal Zone. II. Isolation and characterization of the isolates. Am J Trop Med Hyg 15: 64-70.