Prevalence of Leptospira spp. and Seoul hantavirus in brown rats (Rattus norvegicus) in four regions in the Netherlands, 2011-2015.

Miriam MaasAnkje De VriesChantal ReuskenJan BuijsMarga GorisRudy HartskeerlAhmed AhmedPeter Van TuldenArno SwartRoan PijnackerMiriam KoeneÅke LundkvistPaul HeymanBarry RockxJoke Van Der Giessen

Published in: Infection ecology & epidemiology (2018)

The results indicate a widespread presence of Leptospira spp. in brown rats in the Netherlands, including areas with a low leptospirosis incidence in humans. No evidence for circulation of SEOV was found in this study.

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