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Norwegian rat

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


Country names
Brazil
Other location data
Carolos Chagas Park slum, Rio de Janiero
Year
Not stated


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

Pereira MM, Andrade J, 1988. Epidemiological aspects of leptospirosis in a slum area in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Search for leptospires and specific antibodies in rodents. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 82: 768-70.