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Joan Sanxis-furió

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One Health Approach to Zoonotic Parasites: Molecular Detection of Intestinal Protozoans in an Urban Population of Norway Rats, Rattus norvegicus, in …

2021

Rattus norvegicus, the brown or Norway rat, is the most abundant mammal after humans in urban areas, where they live in close proximity to people. Among rodent-borne diseases, the reservoir role of Norway rats of zoonotic parasites in cities has practically been ignored. Considering the parasitic diseases in the One Health approach, we intended to identify and quantify the zoonotic intestinal protozoans (ZIP) in an urban population of R. norvegicus in the city of Barcelona, Spain. We studied the presence of ZIP in 100 rats trapped in parks (n = 15) as well as in the city’s sewage system (n = 85) in the winter of 2016/17. The protozoans were molecularly identified by means of a multiplex PCR…

Microbiology (medical)BarcelonaParàsits<i>Giardia duodenalis</i>PopulationDientamoeba fragilislcsh:MedicineSewageZoologyBiology<i>Cryptosporidium</i> spp.Cryptosporidium spp.Article<i>Blastocystis</i>Cryptosporidium sppOne Health approachZoonosesUrbanizationMicroorganismes patògensPandemicparasitic diseasesImmunology and AllergyeducationMolecular BiologyDientamoeba fragilis<i>Dientamoeba fragilis</i><i>Rattus norvegicus</i>education.field_of_studyBlastocystisGeneral Immunology and Microbiologybusiness.industrylcsh:RCryptosporidiumbiology.organism_classificationRattus norvegicuszoonosesInfectious DiseasesOne HealthBlastocystisbusinessGiardia duodenalis
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Leishmaniasis in Norway Rats in Sewers, Barcelona, Spain.

2019

We detected Leishmania infantum in 98 Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) trapped in parks and sewers of Barcelona, Spain. The 84 rats from the sewers showed a prevalence of 33.3% and up to 2,272 estimated parasites. These results, in the most abundant potential reservoir in cities, is of public health concern.

Microbiology (medical)BarcelonaVeterinary medicinemedicine.medical_specialtyreservoirEpidemiology030231 tropical medicinelcsh:Medicinelcsh:Infectious and parasitic diseasesRodent Diseases03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineparasitic diseasesmedicinePrevalenceResearch LetterAnimalslcsh:RC109-216Public Health Surveillance030212 general & internal medicineSanitary sewerLeishmania infantumLeishmaniasisDisease ReservoirsbiologyPublic healthlcsh:RLeishmaniasisbiology.organism_classificationmedicine.diseaseRattus norvegicusRatsInfectious DiseasesGeographySpainsewage systemLeishmania infantumEnvironmental MonitoringEmerging infectious diseases
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First survey on zoonotic helminthosis in urban brown rats (Rattus norvegicus) in Spain and associated public health considerations.

2018

Abstract The brown rat, Rattus norvegicus, with a worldwide distribution, is the most commensal species among synanthropic rodents, since its main habitat, in urban as well as in rural areas, is always linked to humans. Therefore, people living in close proximity to rodent populations can be exposed to infection. Whereas bacteria and viruses are the best known rat-associated zoonoses in urban environments, the role of brown rats as reservoirs for helminth parasites and the associated risk for humans are less well known. Specifically, this role has not been analyzed in Spain to date. A total of 100 R. norvegicus trapped in the sewage system (n = 85), and parks (n = 15) of Barcelona was exami…

Barcelona0301 basic medicineHymenolepis nanaMaleBrown ratCestodaZoologyMoniliformis moniliformisRodent Diseases03 medical and health sciencesHelminthsSurveys and QuestionnairesZoonosesparasitic diseasesPrevalenceHelminthsAnimalsHumansNippostrongylus brasiliensisUrban RenewalDisease ReservoirsPublic healthGeneral VeterinarybiologyUrban Rattus norvegicusGeneral Medicine030108 mycology & parasitologybiology.organism_classificationHelminth zoonosesRatsMoniliformisSpainParasitologyFemalePublic HealthHelminthiasis AnimalAcanthocephalaHymenolepisVeterinary parasitology
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