Rodent-borne Diseases and Their Risks for Public Health

Overview

Journal Crit Rev Microbiol

Publisher Informa Healthcare

Specialty Microbiology

Date 2009 Jun 25

PMID 19548807

Citations 315

Authors

Bastiaan G Meerburg

Grant R Singleton

Aize Kijlstra

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Abstract

Rodents are the most abundant and diversified order of living mammals in the world. Already since the Middle Ages we know that they can contribute to human disease, as black rats were associated with distribution of plague. However, also in modern times rodents form a threat for public health. In this review article a large number of pathogens that are directly or indirectly transmitted by rodents are described. Moreover, a simplified rodent disease model is discussed.

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