Infections associated with rats

• Bacteria
  • Salmonellosis
  • Rat-bite fever (Streptobacillus moniliformis and Spirillum minus)
  • Murine typhus
  • Tularemia
  • Leptospirosis
• Viruses
  • Hantavirus
  • Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV)
  • Lassa fever
  • South American arenavirus

Further Reading

• Diseases directly transmitted by rodents. CDC.