title: Leptospira spp. in commensal rodents, Beijing, China.
abstract: Leptospirosis is a widely distributed zoonosis, and rats (Rattus spp.) are its most common source. We found antibodies to leptospires in 115 (30.2%) of 381 commensal rodents from Beijing, China. Commensal rodents might represent a potential source for human and pet leptospirosis in urban environments.
authors.affiliation: National Research Center for Wildlife Borne Diseases, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
authors.forename: Chengmin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Hongxuan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: He
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000382:microbiology; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007919:Leptospira / Q000276:immunology*; D007922:Leptospirosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015047:Zoonoses
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial