Leptospires in Rattus spp. on Barbados.
Among 138 Rattus norvegicus and 98 R. rattus trapped on Barbados in 1964-65 and examined for evidence of leptospiral infection, seropositivity prevalence rates were similar (34 and 30%, respectively), but isolation/dark field microscopy rates were higher in R. norvegicus (27%) than R. rattus (15%). R. norvegicus carried mainly serogroup Icterohaemorrhagiae and R. rattus mainly serogroup Autumnalis. These two serogroups cause 90% of severe human leptospirosis on the island.
Taylor
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Leptospira Laboratory, St Michael, Barbados.
Turner
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LH
Everard
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JD
D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D001460:Barbados; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D007919:Leptospira / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007921:Leptospira interrogans / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007922:Leptospirosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D009115:Muridae; D051381:Rats; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012423:Rural Health; D014504:Urban Health
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial