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Examples of pathogens found in rats
Krankheitserreger Krankheit Wege der Übertragung Literatur
Leptospira icterohaemorrhagiae Leptospirose Urine 1)
Salmonella typhimurium
Enteritiden Faeces 2)
Treponema hyodysenteriae
Dysentery Faeces 3)
Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae
Erysipeloide Saliva, Liquids 4)
Listeria monocytogenes
Listeriosis Faeces 5)
Campylobacter jejuni
Dysentery Faeces 6)
Pasteurella multocide
Pasteurellosis Respiratory Tract 7)
Brucella abortus
Brucellosis Urine 8)
Prototheca zopfii
Mastitis Faeces 9)
Picornavirus Foot-and-Mouth Disease Tissues 10)
Herpesvirus Aujeszky Disease Diff. Tissues 11)
Trichinen Trichinosis Flesh 12)
Toxoplasma gondii Toxoplasmosis Flesh 13)
   
References  
1) Thiermann, A. (1981): The Norway rat as a selective chronic carrier of Leptospira icterohaemorrhagiae. J. Wildl. Dis. 17 (1), 39-43. top
     
2) Weber, W. J. (1982): Diseases transmitted by rats and mice. Thomson Publications, Fresno, CA, 46-52. top
     
3) Joens, L. A.; Kinyon, J. M. (1982): Isolation of Treponema hyodesenteriae from wild rodents. J. Clin. Microbiol. 15 (6), 994-997. top
     
4) Schulz, L. C. et al. (1977): Pathogenetische Bedeutung von Eryspelothrix rhusiopathiae in der akuten und chronischen Verlaufsform der Rotlaufarthritis. Dtsch. Tierarztl. Wschr. 84, 107-111. top
     
5) Iida, T.; Kanzaki, M.; Nakama, A.; Kokubo, Y.; Maruyama, T; Kaneuchi, C. (1998): Detection of Listeria monocytogenes in humans, animals and food. J. Vet. Med. Sci. 60 (12), 1341-1343 top
     
6) Epoke, J.; Coker, A. O. (1991): Intestinal colonization of rats following experimental infection with Campylobacter jejuni. East Afr. Med. J. 68 (5), 348-351. top
     
7) Weber, W. J. (1982): Diseases transmitted by rats and mice. Thomson Publications, Fresno, CA, 36-38. top
     
8) Harms, F.; Wegener, K.H. (1953): Übertragung der Rinderbrucellose durch Ratten. Berl. Münchn. Tierärztl. Wschr. 66, 242-245. top
     
9) Pore, R.S.; Shahan, T.A. (1988): Prototheca zopfii: natural, transient, occurrence in pigs and rats. Mycopathologia 101 (2), 85-88. top
     
10) Capel-Edwards, M. (1970): Foot-and-mouth disease in the brown rat. J. Comp. Path. 80, 543-548. top
     
11) Becker, C.-H.; Herrmann, H.-J. (1963): Zur Übertragbarkeit des Aujeszky-Virus durch die Ratte. Mh. Vet.-Med. 18, 181-184. top
     
12) Holliman, R. B.; Meade, J. B. (1980): Native trichinosis in wild rodents in Henrico county, Virginia. J. Wildl. Dis. 16 (2), 205-207. top
     
13) Webster, J. P. (1993): Prevalence and transmission of Toxoplasma gondii in wild brown rats, Rattus norvegicus. Parasitology 108, 407-411. top