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− | = Infections with rat exposure = |
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− | ** Salmonellosis |
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− | ** Rat-bite fever (''Streptobacillus moniliformis'' and ''Spirillum minus'') |
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+ | | [[Salmonellosis]] || direct contact or feces || |
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− | ** Murine (endemic) typhus |
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+ | | [[Rat-bite fever]] || bite (or ingestion of contaminated food) || worldwide |
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− | ** Leptospirosis |
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− | * Viruses |
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+ | | [[Rickettsia typhi]] || rat fleas || poor housing |
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− | ** Hantavirus |
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+ | | [[Leptospirosis]] || rat urine or contaminated water || water or animal exposure, or adventure travel |
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+ | | [[Bartonella]] || fleas || worldwide |
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+ | | [[Yersinia pestis]] || fleas || more in Asia, Africa, and South America |
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+ | | [[Hantavirus]] || urine, feces, or saliva || no human cases ever reported in Ontario, but present elsewhere in Canada |
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+ | | [[Angiostrongylus cantonensis]] || eating intermediate host (mollusk) or contaminated food || |
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== Further Reading == |
== Further Reading == |
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+ | * 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: [https://doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2012.1195 10.1089/vbz.2012.1195] |
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Latest revision as of 16:11, 30 November 2023
Disease | Exposure | Clues |
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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.