@article{fdi:010060816,
  title = {{L}eptospirosis risk increases with changes in species composition of rat populations},
  author = {{T}heuerkauf, {J}. and {P}erez, {J}. and {T}augamoa, {A}. and {N}iutoua, {I}. and {L}abrousse, {D}. and {G}ula, {R}. and {B}ogdanowicz, {W}. and {J}ourdan, {H}erv{\'e} and {G}oarant, {C}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{R}ats are major reservoirs of leptospirosis and considered as a main threat to biodiversity. {A} recent introduction of {R}attus rattus to the island of {F}utuna ({W}estern {P}olynesia) provided the opportunity to test if a possible change in species composition of rat populations would increase the risk of leptospirosis to humans. {W}e trapped rodents on {W}allis and {F}utuna and assessed {L}eptospira carriage in 357 rodents ({R}attus norvegicus, {R}. rattus, {R}attus exulans, and {M}us domesticus) from 2008 to 2012. {W}hile {L}eptospira prevalence in rodents and the composition of rat populations on {F}utuna fluctuated with rainfall, the biomass of {L}eptospira-carrying rodents has been continuously rising from 2008 to 2012. {O}ur results suggest that the introduction of {R}. rattus increases the risk to humans being infected with leptospirosis by rats.},
  keywords = {{I}nvasive species ; {L}eptospira ; {P}opulation dynamics ; {R}attus ; {FUTUNA}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{N}aturwissenschaften},
  volume = {100},
  numero = {4},
  pages = {385--388},
  ISSN = {0028-1042},
  year = {2013},
  DOI = {10.1007/s00114-013-1033-6},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010060816},
}