article · PLoS neglected tropical diseases

Urban rats as carriers of invasive Salmonella Typhimurium sequence type 313, Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo

Dadi Falay
Erik Verheyen
M.G.W.M. Peeters
Jacques Tanzito
Dauly Ngbonda
Pionus Katuala
Edmonde Bonebe
François‐Xavier Weill
Chris Van Geet
Liselotte Hardy
María Pardos de la Gándara
Dudu Akaibe
Wesley Mattheus
Octavie Lunguya
Jan Jacobs

202212 citationsOpen accessUniversité de Kinshasa (UNIKIN)

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The present study provides evidence of urban rats as potential reservoirs of S. Typhimurium ST313 in an iNTS endemic area in sub-Saharan Africa.

Research topics

Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
Vibrio bacteria research studies
Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology

Sustainable Development Goals

11Sustainable Cities and Communities

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010740

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