Decay-Accelerating Factor 1 Deficiency Exacerbates Leptospiral-Induced Murine Chronic Nephritis and Renal Fibrosis [PDF]
, 2014 Leptospirosis is a global zoonosis caused by pathogenicLeptospira, which can colonize the proximal renal tubules andpersist for long periods in the kidneys of infected hosts.
Alberdi, Maria Lucrecia +7 more
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Biomechanical and biochemical investigation of erythrocytes in late stage human leptospirosis [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological ResearchLeptospirosis is a zoonotic disease caused by bacteria of the genus Leptospira, which can cause lipid changes in the erythrocyte membrane. Optical tweezers were used to characterize rheological changes in erythrocytes from patients with leptospirosis in ...
J.A.X. Silva +8 more
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Overview of laboratory methods to diagnose Leptospirosis and to identify and to type leptospires [PDF]
, 2017 Leptospirosis is a virulent zoonosis with a global distribution. Pathogenic spirochetes of the genus Leptospira are responsible for this disease, and the primary animal reservoirs are rodentvvvs.
Angéli Kodjo +3 more
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Leptospirosis: toward a better understanding of the environmental lifestyle of Leptospira
Frontiers in Water, 2023 Leptospira is a complex bacterial genus which biodiversity has long been overlooked. In the recent years however, environmental studies have contributed to shed light on its original and current environmental habitat.
Grégoire Davignon +16 more
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Detection of Leptospira in cane toads (Rhinella jimi) from urban and rural Paraíba, Brazil
Veterinary Record, EarlyView.Abstract Background Leptospirosis is a significant zoonosis in tropical regions, where poor sanitation and favourable climate aid its spread. Synanthropic animals such as the cane toad (Rhinella jimi), which share environments with both people and wild and domestic animals, may harbour Leptospira and contribute to urban and rural transmission cycles ...
Karla N. de Souza Rocha +9 more
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Risk of infection in dogs in contact with clinical canine leptospirosis cases
Australian Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.Background and aim Canine leptospirosis cases have been increasing since the disease emerged in urban Sydney in 2017. Clinical infection is associated with a high case fatality rate and might pose public health risks. This study was conducted to determine whether Leptospira spp.
VJ Skinner, MP Ward, C Griebsch
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Responses of human endothelial cells to pathogenic and non-pathogenic Leptospira species.
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2010 Leptospirosis is a widespread zoonotic infection that primarily affects residents of tropical regions, but causes infections in animals and humans in temperate regions as well. The agents of leptospirosis comprise several members of the genus Leptospira,
Denise G Martinez-Lopez +2 more
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Leptospira infection complicated by demyelinating disease: A case report
Frontiers in Neurology, 2022 Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease, found worldwide, that is caused by bacteria of the genus Leptospira. People can be infected with Leptospira if they come in direct contact with the urine of an infected animal.
Shu-Xin Chen +6 more
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Leptospira infection among pigs in southern Vietnam [PDF]
, 2002 Leptospirosis is a bacterial disease that in pigs primarily causes reproductive disturbances. The disease is a zoonosis, i.e. it can be transmitted between animals and humans.
Boqvist, Sofia
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Psychogenic polydipsia in dogs – a review of pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment
Journal of Small Animal Practice, EarlyView.Polyuria and polydipsia represent a common clinical presentation in dogs and may result from numerous disorders affecting different body systems. Compulsive water consumption is characteristic of psychogenic polydipsia, a primary polydipsia disorder rooted in neurologic, behavioural or environmental factors.
G. Pavlovsky
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