A model for leptospire dynamics and control in the Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus) the reservoir host in urban slum environments

Leptospirosis is a zoonosis that humans can contract via contact with animal reservoirs directly or with water contaminated with their urine. The primary reservoir of pathogenic leptospires within urban slum environments is the Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus). Motivated by the annual outbreaks of hum...

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Main Authors: Amanda Minter, Peter J. Diggle, Federico Costa, James Childs, Albert I. Ko, Mike Begon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-12-01
Series:Epidemics
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1755436517301354