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The coypu as a rodent reservoir of leptospira infection in Great Britain

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2009

Sheena A. Waitkins ,
S. Wanyangu  and
M. Palmer
Sheena A. Waitkins
Affiliation:
Leptospira Reference Unit, County Hospital, Hereford
S. Wanyangu
Affiliation:
Leptospira Reference Unit, County Hospital, Hereford
M. Palmer
Affiliation:
Leptospira Reference Unit, County Hospital, Hereford
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The coypu (Myocastor coypus Molina) is an aquatic rodent that has become a widespread pest in the south-east of England. Since the natural habitat of this animal is aquatic, the possibility of infection with leptospires was investigated. Twenty-nine coypu were trapped and examined by serological, histological and cultural methods. Of these, there was serological evidence of infection in seven coypus and Leptospira interrogans var. Wolffii was isolated from a further animal. This appears to be the first report of the isolation of leptospira from a coypu in Great Britain.

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Research Article
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Journal of Hygiene , Volume 95 , Issue 2 , October 1985 , pp. 409 - 417
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1985

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