Evidence of Influenza A in Wild Norway Rats (Rattus norvegicus) in Boston, Massachusetts

Evidence of Influenza A in Wild Norway Rats (Rattus norvegicus) in Boston, Massachusetts

Influenza A virus (IAV) is known to circulate among human and animal reservoirs, yet there are few studies that address the potential for urban rodents to carry and shed IAV. Rodents are often used as influenza models in the lab, but the few field studies that have looked for evidence of IAV in rode...

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Main Authors: Charles O. Cummings, Nichola J. Hill, Wendy B. Puryear, Benjamin Rogers, Jean Mukherjee, Jessica H. Leibler, Marieke H. Rosenbaum, Jonathan A. Runstadler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
wildlife disease
urban rodents
Orthomyxoviridae
novel host
influenza
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fevo.2019.00036/full

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