One Health Approach to Zoonotic Parasites: Molecular Detection of Intestinal Protozoans in an Urban Population of Norway Rats, <i>Rattus norvegicus</i>, in Barcelona, Spain

One Health Approach to Zoonotic Parasites: Molecular Detection of Intestinal Protozoans in an Urban Population of Norway Rats, <i>Rattus norvegicus</i>, in Barcelona, Spain

<i>Rattus norvegicus</i>, the brown or Norway rat, is the most abundant mammal after humans in urban areas, where they live in close proximity to people. Among rodent-borne diseases, the reservoir role of Norway rats of zoonotic parasites in cities has practically been ignored. Consideri...

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Main Authors: María Teresa Galán-Puchades, María Trelis, Sandra Sáez-Durán, Susana Cifre, Carla Gosálvez, Joan Sanxis-Furió, Jordi Pascual, Rubén Bueno-Marí, Sandra Franco, Víctor Peracho, Tomás Montalvo, Màrius Vicent Fuentes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-03-01
Series:Pathogens
Subjects:
One Health approach
<i>Rattus norvegicus</i>
zoonoses
<i>Blastocystis</i>
<i>Giardia duodenalis</i>
<i>Cryptosporidium</i> spp.
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/10/3/311

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