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Rats, cities, people, and pathogens: a systematic review and narrative synthesis of literature regarding the ecology of rat-associated zoonoses in urban centers by Himsworth, Chelsea G, Parsons, Kirbee L, Jardine, Claire, Patrick, David M

“…Urban Norway and black rats (Rattus norvegicus and Rattus rattus) are the source of a number of pathogens responsible for significant human morbidity and…”
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secret life of the city rat: a review of the ecology of urban Norway and black rats (Rattus norvegicus and Rattus rattus) by Feng, Alice Y. T, Himsworth, Chelsea G

“…Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) and black rats (Rattus rattus) are among the most prolific and widespread urban pest species in the world. Yet despite their…”
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Urban rat races: spatial population genomics of brown rats ( Rattus norvegicus ) compared across multiple cities by Combs, Matthew, Byers, Kaylee A, Ghersi, Bruno M, Blum, Michael J, Caccone, Adalgisa, Costa, Federico, Himsworth, Chelsea G, Richardson, Jonathan L, Munshi-South, Jason

“…Urbanization often substantially influences animal movement and gene flow. However, few studies to date have examined gene flow of the same species across…”
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"They're always there": resident experiences of living with rats in a disadvantaged urban neighbourhood by Byers, Kaylee A, Cox, Susan M, Lam, Raymond, Himsworth, Chelsea G

“…The presence of urban rats in the neighbourhood environment may negatively impact the physical and mental health of residents. Our study sought to describe the…”
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Global population divergence and admixture of the brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) by Puckett, Emily E., Park, Jane, Combs, Matthew, Blum, Michael J., Bryant, Juliet E., Caccone, Adalgisa, Costa, Federico, Deinum, Eva E., Esther, Alexandra, Himsworth, Chelsea G., Keightley, Peter D., Ko, Albert, Lundkvist, Åke, McElhinney, Lorraine M., Morand, Serge, Robins, Judith, Russell, James, Strand, Tanja M., Suarez, Olga, Yon, Lisa, Munshi-South, Jason

“…Native to China and Mongolia, the brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) now enjoys a worldwide distribution. While black rats and the house mouse tracked the regional…”
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Urban rats are the 'fall-guy': Resident motivations for municipal rat complaints by Lee, Michael Joseph, Byers, Kaylee A, Guo, Xiaocong, Lee, Lisa K F, Cox, Susan M, Himsworth, Chelsea G

“…Rats are an important issue in cities globally. Despite their ubiquity, perceptions and concerns about rats vary with circumstance and the context in which a…”
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Rat Hepatitis E Virus in Norway Rats, Ontario, Canada, 2018–2021 by Robinson, Sarah J, Borlang, Jamie, Himsworth, Chelsea G, Pearl, David L, Weese, J. Scott, Dibernardo, Antonia, Osiowy, Carla, Nasheri, Neda, Jardine, Claire M

“…We tested liver samples from 372 Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) from southern Ontario, Canada, during 2018–2021 to investigate presence of hepatitis E virus…”
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The characteristics of wild rat (Rattus spp.) populations from an inner-city neighborhood with a focus on factors critical to the understanding of rat-associated zoonoses by Himsworth, Chelsea G, Jardine, Claire M, Parsons, Kirbee L, Feng, Alice Y T, Patrick, David M

“…Norway and black rats (Rattus norvegicus and Rattus rattus) are among the most ubiquitous urban wildlife species and are the source of a number of zoonotic…”
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Culling of Urban Norway Rats and Carriage of Bartonella spp. Bacteria, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada by Byers, Kaylee A, Lee, Michael J, Hill, Janet E, Fernando, Champika, Speerin, Laura, Donovan, Christina M, Patrick, David M, Himsworth, Chelsea G

“…We investigated the effects of culling on Bartonella spp. bacteria carriage among urban rats in Canada. We found that the odds of Bartonella spp. carriage…”
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Effects of Culling on Leptospira interrogans Carriage by Rats by Lee, Michael J, Byers, Kaylee A, Donovan, Christina M, Bidulka, Julie J, Stephen, Craig, Patrick, David M, Himsworth, Chelsea G

“…We found that lethal, urban rat control is associated with a significant increase in the odds that surviving rats carry Leptospira interrogans. Our results…”
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Ecology of Leptospira interrogans in Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) in an inner-city neighborhood of Vancouver, Canada by Himsworth, Chelsea G, Bidulka, Julie, Parsons, Kirbee L, Feng, Alice Y T, Tang, Patrick, Jardine, Claire M, Kerr, Thomas, Mak, Sunny, Robinson, John, Patrick, David M

“…Leptospira interrogans is a bacterial zoonosis with a worldwide distribution for which rats (Rattus spp.) are the primary reservoir in urban settings. In order…”
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Carriage of Clostridium difficile by Wild Urban Norway Rats (Rattus norvegicus) and Black Rats (Rattus rattus) by Himsworth, Chelsea G, Patrick, David M, Mak, Sunny, Jardine, Claire M, Tang, Patrick, Weese, J Scott

“…Classifications Services AEM Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit…”
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Detection of multiple human enteropathogens in Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) from an under-resourced neighborhood of Vancouver, British Columbia by Lee, Lisa K. F, Himsworth, Chelsea G, Byers, Kaylee A, Atwal, Harveen K, Gabaldon, Gus, Ritchie, Gordon, Lowe, Christopher F, Matic, Nancy, Chorlton, Samuel, Hoang, Linda, Wobeser, Bruce K, Leung, Victor

“…Urban Norway rats ( Rattus norvegicus ) can carry various human pathogens, and may be involved in pathogen propagation and transmission to humans. From January…”
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Carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by wild urban Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) by Himsworth, Chelsea G, Miller, Ruth R, Montoya, Vincent, Hoang, Linda, Romney, Marc G, Al-Rawahi, Ghada N, Kerr, Thomas, Jardine, Claire M, Patrick, David M, Tang, Patrick, Weese, J Scott

“…Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is an important cause of multi-drug-resistant infections in people, particularly indigent populations. MRSA…”
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Using genetic relatedness to understand heterogeneous distributions of urban rat‐associated pathogens by Byers, Kaylee A., Booker, Tom R., Combs, Matthew, Himsworth, Chelsea G., Munshi‐South, Jason, Patrick, David M., Whitlock, Michael C.

“…Urban Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) carry several pathogens transmissible to people. However, pathogen prevalence can vary across fine spatial scales (i.e.,…”
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Development of cpn60-Based Real-Time Quantitative PCR Assays for the Detection of 14 Campylobacter Species and Application to Screening of Canine Fecal Samples by Chaban, Bonnie, Musil, Kristyna M, Himsworth, Chelsea G, Hill, Janet E

“…Campylobacter species are important organisms in both human and animal health. The identification of Campylobacter currently requires the growth of organisms…”
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Surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 in Norway Rats (Rattus norvegicus) from Southern Ontario by Robinson, Sarah J., Kotwa, Jonathon D., Jeeves, Simon P., Himsworth, Chelsea G., Pearl, David L., Weese, J. Scott, Lindsay, L. Robbin, Dibernardo, Antonia, Toledo, Nikki P. L., Pickering, Bradley S., Goolia, Melissa, Chee, Hsien-Yao, Blais-Savoie, Juliette, Chien, Emily, Yim, Winfield, Yip, Lily, Mubareka, Samira, Jardine, Claire M.

“…The emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) from wildlife has raised concerns about spillover from humans to animals, the…”
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A mixed methods approach to exploring the relationship between Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus) abundance and features of the urban environment in an inner-city neighborhood of Vancouver, Canada by Himsworth, Chelsea G, Parsons, Kirbee L, Feng, Alice Y T, Kerr, Thomas, Jardine, Claire M, Patrick, David M

“…Urban rats (Rattus spp.) are among the most ubiquitous pest species in the world. Previous research has shown that rat abundance is largely determined by…”
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No Isolate, No Problem: Using a Novel Insertion Sequence PCR to Link Rats to Human Shigellosis Cases in an Underserved Urban Community by Ritchie, Gordon, Leung, Victor, Himsworth, Chelsea G, Byers, Kaylee A, Lee, Lisa K F, Chorlton, Samuel D, Stefanovic, Aleksandra, Romney, Marc G, Matic, Nancy, Lowe, Christopher F

“…During an investigation into a cluster of Shigella flexneri serotype 2a cases in an underserved community, we assessed the relatedness of human and rat S…”
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Using experiential knowledge to understand urban rat ecology: A survey of Canadian pest control professionals by Himsworth, Chelsea G., Feng, Alice Y. T., Parsons, Kirbee, Kerr, Thomas, Patrick, David M.

“…Rats ( Rattus rattus and Rattus norvegicus ) are among the most prolific and widespread urban pest species in the world. However, there is relatively little…”
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