Leishmaniasis in Norway Rats in Sewers, Barcelona, Spain.

ABSTRACT: 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.

SUBMITTER: Galan-Puchades MT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6537722 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature