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Abstract

Background

Brown rats () are synanthropic rodents with worldwide distribution, which are known to harbour many zoonotic pathogens and parasites. No systematic zoonotic surveys targeting multiple pathogens and parasites have previously been conducted in urban rats in Finland.

Aim

In Helsinki, Finland, we explored the presence and prevalence in brown rats of certain pathogens and parasites (including helminths, viruses and bacteria) across potentially zoonotic taxa.

Methods

We opportunistically received rat carcasses from pest management operators and citizens from 2018 to 2023. We searched for heart- or lungworms, performed rat diaphragm digestion to check for and morphologically identified intestinal helminths. We assessed virus exposure by immunofluorescence assay or PCR, and detected bacteria by PCR () or culture ().

Results

Among the rats investigated for helminths, no heart- or lungworms or species were detected and the most common finding was the cestode (in 9.7% of individuals sampled, 28/288). For some of the surveyed virus taxa, several rats were seropositive (orthopoxviruses, 5.2%, 11/211; arenaviruses, 2.8%, 6/211; hantaviruses 5.2%, 11/211) or tested positive by PCR (rat hepatitis E virus, 1.8%, 4/216). (6.6%, 17/259) and (1.2%, 2/163) bacteria were also present in the rat population examined.

Conclusions

Prevalences of potentially zoonotic pathogens and parasites in brown rats in Helsinki appeared low. This may explain low or non-existent diagnosis levels of rat-borne pathogen and parasite infections reported in people there. Nevertheless, further assessment of under-diagnosis, which cannot be excluded, would enhance understanding the risks of zoonoses.

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Potentially zoonotic pathogens and parasites in opportunistically sourced urban brown rats (Rattus norvegicus) in and around Helsinki, Finland, 2018 to 2023
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Tuomas+Aivelo&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Aivelo Tuomas</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Hussein+Alburkat&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Alburkat Hussein</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Nina+Suomalainen&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Suomalainen Nina</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Rebekka+Kukowski&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Kukowski Rebekka</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Petra+Heikkinen&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Heikkinen Petra</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Antti+Oksanen&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Oksanen Antti</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Otso+Huitu&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Huitu Otso</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Rauni+Kivist%C3%B6&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Kivistö Rauni</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Tarja+Sironen&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Sironen Tarja</a></span>. Potentially zoonotic pathogens and parasites in opportunistically sourced urban brown rats (Rattus norvegicus) in and around Helsinki, Finland, 2018 to 2023. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2024;29(40):pii=2400031. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.40.2400031" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.40.2400031</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 11 Jan 2024;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 13 May 2024 </span> </p>
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