Donovan Christina M, Lee Michael J, Byers Kaylee A, Bidulka Julie, Patrick David M, Himsworth Chelsea G
1 Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, 4200-6270 University Boulevard, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4, Canada.
2 School of Population and Public, University of British Columbia, 2206 E Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z7, Canada.
J Wildl Dis. 2018 Jul;54(3):635-637. doi: 10.7589/2017-08-194. Epub 2018 Apr 4.
We tested the urine and saliva of 137 wild rats ( Rattus norvegicus) from Vancouver, Canada, for the presence of Leptospira spp. Only one saliva sample was found positive and two were suspect, all from urine-positive rats ( n=81), indicating that active shedding of leptospires in saliva is unlikely to occur.
我们检测了来自加拿大温哥华的137只野生褐家鼠（Rattus norvegicus）的尿液和唾液，以检测钩端螺旋体属细菌的存在情况。仅发现一份唾液样本呈阳性，两份为疑似阳性，所有阳性样本均来自尿液呈阳性的大鼠（n = 81），这表明钩端螺旋体不太可能在唾液中活跃排出。
