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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
Year
1958


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


Number of animals with id isolates
426
Animal age class
Not stated
Animal health
Not stated

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Citation

McKiel JA, Cousineau JG, Hall RR, 1961. Leptospirosis in wild animals in eastern Canada with particular attention to the disease in rats. Can J Comp Med Vet Sci 25: 15-18.