Enzootic Hepatic Capillariasis (Calodium hepaticum) in Street Rats (Rattus norvegicus) from Marseille City, France

Roqueplo, Cédric; Lépidi, Hubert; Medkour, Hacène; Laidoudi, Younes; Marié, Jean-Lou; Davoust, Bernard

doi:10.3390/pathogens9121048

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“…Among more than 180 documented mammal hosts, common rats (particularly R. norvegicus) are considered the most important (Fuehrer 2014). The prevalence of C. hepaticum in rat populations from cities around the world varies from less than 10% to over 80% (Roqueplo et al 2020). In urban areas with low sanitation (which is usually associated with high rat density), high prevalence (83%) of infection was recorded (Walker et al 2017).…”

Section: Immune Activity In the Livermentioning

confidence: 99%

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Physiological strategies in wild rodents: immune defenses of commensal rats

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et al. 2023

Integr. Zool.

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The importance of issues associated with urban/commensal rats and mice (property damage, management costs, and health risks) press upon research on these animals. While the demography of commensal rodents is mostly studied, the need for understanding factors influencing their natural morbidity/mortality is also stressed. In this respect, more attention is expected to be paid to immunity, the physiological mechanism of defense against host survival threats (pathogens, parasites, diseases). Commensal rats and mice carry numerous pathogens that evoke diverse immune responses. The state of immunity in commensal house mice is studied in great detail, owing to the use of laboratory strains in biomedical research. Because commensal rats are, compared to mice, carriers of more zoonotic agents, rats' immunity is studied mainly in that context. Some of these zoonotic agents cause chronic, asymptomatic infections, which justified studies of immunological mechanisms of pathogen tolerance versus clearance regulation in rats. Occurrence of some infections in specific tissues/organs pressed upon analysis of local/regional immune responses and/or immunopathology. A survey of immunological activity/responses in commensal rats is given in this review, with mention of existing data in commensal mice. It should throw some light on the factors relevant to their morbidity and lifespan, supplementing the knowledge of commensal rodent ecology.

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Section: Immune Activity In the Livermentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The prevalence of C. hepaticum in rat populations from cities around the world varies from less than 10% to over 80% (Roqueplo et al. 2020). In urban areas with low sanitation (which is usually associated with high rat density), high prevalence (83%) of infection was recorded (Walker et al.…”

Section: Other Tissue Infections Inflammation and Immunopathologymentioning

confidence: 99%