TY - JOUR AU - Byers, Kaylee AU - Lee, Michael AU - Hill, Janet AU - Fernando, Champika AU - Speerin, Laura AU - Donovan, Christina AU - Patrick, David AU - Himsworth, Chelsea T1 - Culling of Urban Norway Rats and Carriage of Bartonella spp. Bacteria, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2022 VL - 28 IS - 8 SP - 1659 SN - 1080-6059 AB - 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 increased across city blocks except those in which culling occurred. Removing rats may have prevented an increase in Bartonella spp. prevalence, potentially lowering human health risks. KW - Bartonella KW - bacteria KW - ecology KW - pest control KW - rats KW - Siphonaptera KW - zoonoses KW - vector-borne infections KW - Canada DO - 10.3201/eid2808.211164 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28/8/21-1164_article ER - End of Reference