ReviewInfection ecology & epidemiology2019
Rat-borne diseases at the horizon. A systematic review on infectious agents carried by rats in Europe 1995-2016.
Review in Infection ecology & epidemiology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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31 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 65 citations in OpenAlex.
- Rodent-Related Zoonotic Pathogens at the Human-Animal-Environment Interface in Qatar: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Helminths of urban rats in developed countries: a systematic review to identify research gaps.Parasitology research · 2020Pooled it
- Viral pathogens in urban rats: A one health systematic review of global surveillance evidence.One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2026Review
- Changing landscapes, shifting reservoirs: land-use change andApplied and environmental microbiology · 2026Article
- Serological and molecular evidence of Leptospira spp. in martens from Poland.BMC veterinary research · 2026Article
- A Guidance for Diagnosis, Control Measures, and Surveillance of Leptospirosis in Non-Human Primates From a Veterinary Perspective in a One-Health Approach.Journal of medical primatology · 2025Review
- Susceptibility and transmission of mpox virus infection in brown rats (The Journal of general virology · 2025Article
- Experimental Infection of Rats with Influenza A Viruses: Implications for Murine Rodents in Influenza A Virus Ecology.Viruses · 2025Article
- Increasing rat numbers in cities are linked to climate warming, urbanization, and human population.Science advances · 2025Article
- The Role of the Norway Rat,Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Isolation of community-associated methicillin-resistantOne health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2024Article
- Potentially zoonotic pathogens and parasites in opportunistically sourced urban brown rats (Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin · 2024Article
- First microscopic and molecular identification ofFrontiers in veterinary science · 2024Article
- Role of rodents in the zoonotic transmission of giardiasis.One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2023Review
- Fertility Control for Wildlife: A European Perspective.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Review
- Age-dependent relationships among diet, body condition, and Echinococcus multilocularis infection in urban coyotes.PloS one · 2023Article
- Therapeutic Effect and Immune Changes after Treatment ofVeterinary sciences · 2022Article
- Monitoring Urban Zoonotic Virus Activity: Are City Rats a Promising Surveillance Tool for Emerging Viruses?Viruses · 2022Article
- Public health and ecological significance of rodents inOne health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2022Review
- Ecology of sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) in Jajarm County, an area with high risk of cutaneous leishmaniasis, in North Khorasan, Iran.BMC zoology · 2022Article
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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
To investigate the spectrum of rat-borne pathogens circulating in Europe a systematic review spanning across 55 European countries during the years 1995-2016 was performed. The study surveyed viruses, bacteria, macroparasites and unicellular eukaryotes (protozoa). Fifty-three different infectious agents, all with zoonotic potential, were reported to be carried by commensal rats; 48 by the brown rat (
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