Infections associated with rats
From IDWiki
| Disease | Exposure | Clues |
|---|---|---|
| Bacteria | ||
| Salmonellosis | direct contact or feces | |
| Rat-bite fever | bite (or ingestion of contaminated food) | worldwide |
| Rickettsia typhi | rat fleas | poor housing |
| Tularemia | ||
| Leptospirosis | rat urine or contaminated water | water or animal exposure, or adventure travel |
| Bartonella | fleas | worldwide |
| Yersinia pestis | fleas | more in Asia, Africa, and South America |
| Viruses | ||
| Hantavirus | urine, feces, or saliva | no human cases ever reported in Ontario, but present elsewhere in Canada |
| Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) | ||
| Lassa fever | ||
| South American arenavirus | ||
| Parasites | ||
| Angiostrongylus cantonensis | eating intermediate host (mollusk) or contaminated food | |
Further Reading
- Rats, Cities, People, and Pathogens: A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis of Literature Regarding the Ecology of Rat-Associated Zoonoses in Urban Centers. Vector-Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2013;13(6):349-359. doi: 10.1089/vbz.2012.1195
- Diseases directly transmitted by rodents. CDC.
