Weil's disease associated with the adoption of a feral rat

Veterinary Record

Volumn 164, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 186-

  Strugnell, Benjamin W ^a   Featherstone, Charlotte ^a   Gent, Mike ^b   Lister, Patricia ^b   Evans, Gail ^b   Okereke, Ebere ^b   Mawer, Damian ^c   McGann, Hugh ^c   Marchewka, Rebecca ^d   Errington, Jane ^a   Fenner, Jackie ^a   Pritchard, Geoff ^a  

^a VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b West Yorkshire Health Protection Unit   (United Kingdom)

^c ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Yorkshire Vets   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

RATTUS;

EID: 61449151252     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.164.6.186     Document Type: Letter

References (3)

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3. GAUDIE, C. M., FEATHERSTONE, C. A., PHILLIPS, W. S., MCNAUGHT, R., RHODES, P. M., ERRINGTON, J., FEARNLEY, C, FENNER, J. S. & PRITCHARD, G. C. (2008) Human Leptospira interrogans serogroup icterohaemorrhagiae infection (Weil's disease) acquired from pet rats. Veterinary Record 163, 599-601