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Diversity of Leptospira spp. in Rats and Environment from Urban Areas of Sarawak, Malaysia

Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2017
Various prevalence studies on Leptospira in animals and humans, as well as environmental samples, had been conducted worldwide, including Malaysia. However, limited studies have been documented on the presence of pathogenic, intermediate, and saprophytic
Chai Fung Pui, Lesley Maurice Bilung, Kasing Apun, Lela Su’ut   +3 more
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In Vivo Biofilm Formation of Pathogenic Leptospira spp. in the Vitreous Humor of Horses with Recurrent Uveitis

Microorganisms, 2021
Equine recurrent uveitis (ERU) causes painful inflammatory attacks and oftentimes blindness in the affected eyes. The disease is considered a late sequela of systemic leptospirosis.
Kerstin Ackermann, R. Kenngott, Monica Settles, H. Gerhards, J. Maierl, B. Wollanke   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Leptospira infection and shedding in dogs in Thailand

BMC Veterinary Research, 2020
Leptospirosis is a widespread zoonosis and has been recognized as a re-emerging infectious disease in humans and dogs, but prevalence of Leptospira shedding in dogs in Thailand is unknown.
Kerstin Altheimer, Prapaporn Jongwattanapisan, S. Luengyosluechakul, R. Pusoonthornthum, N. Prapasarakul, Alongkorn Kurilung, E. Broens, J. Wagenaar, M. Goris, A. Ahmed, N. Pantchev, S. Reese, K. Hartmann   +12 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Serologic and urinary survey of exposure to Leptospira species in a feral cat population of Prince Edward Island, Canada

Journal of feline medicine and surgery, 2021
Objectives Recent studies show that cats could play an important role in the transmission of Leptospira species. There are few reports of leptospirosis on Prince Edward Island (PEI) and none in cats.
Emilia Bourassi, Christine Savidge, P. Foley, S. Hartwig   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Concurrent Scrub Typhus, Dengue, and Leptospirosis: A Rare Triple Co‐Infection: A Case Report and Comprehensive Literature Review

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 2, February 2026.
ABSTRACT In endemic areas, acute undifferentiated febrile illness has a wide differential with overlapping features that can lead to misdiagnosis. Although triple co‐infection with scrub typhus, dengue, and leptospirosis is extremely rare, high clinical suspicion and early detection are vital to avoid delayed treatment, multi‐organ dysfunction, and ...
Sulav Kumar Jha, Bistrit Dahal, Anamika Adhikari, Kushal Singh Basnet, Shivaditya Singh, Manaswi Acharya   +5 more
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Application of micro agglutination test in detecting serovars of leptospira

مجله دانشگاه علوم پزشکی گرگان, 2014
Background and Objective: Leptospirosis is an infectious and zoonosis disease, which is caused by leptospira and is transmitted from animal to human.
Khaki P, Roohi Z, Moradi Bidhendi S
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Leptospira interrogans and Leptospira kirschneri are the dominant Leptospira species causing human leptospirosis in Central Malaysia

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020
Background Leptospirosis, commonly known as rat-urine disease, is a global but endemic zoonotic disease in the tropics. Despite the historical report of leptospirosis in Malaysia, the information on human-infecting species is limited.
N. Philip, N. Bahtiar Affendy, S. A. Ramli, M. Arif, Pappitha Raja, Elanngovan Nagandran, Pukunan Renganathan, N. Taib, S. Masri, M. Y. Yuhana, L. Than, Mithra Seganathirajah, C. Goarant, M. Goris, Z. Sekawi, V. Neela   +15 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

High Diversity of Leptospira Species Infecting Bats Captured in the Urabá Region (Antioquia-Colombia)

Microorganisms, 2021
Leptospirosis is a globally distributed zoonotic disease caused by pathogenic bacteria of the genus Leptospira. This zoonotic disease affects humans, domestic animals and wild animals.
F. Monroy, S. Solari, Juan A. López, P. Agudelo-Flórez, R. G. Peláez Sánchez   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Cloning and sequencing of the gene encoding LipL21 in the vaccinal leptospira serovars

Iranian South Medical Journal, 2016
Background: Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease in humans and animals, caused by the bacterium Leptospira interrogans. Gene expressing LipL21 is one of the genes identified in the bacterium, existing only in the pathogenic strains.
Rasoul Hoseinpur, Pezhvak Khaki, Soheila Moradi Bidhendi, Mojtaba Noofeli   +3 more
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Clinical Outcome of Leptospirosis: A Fatal Case Report

Erciyes Medical Journal, 2019
Leptospirosis is a widespread zoonotic disease that is commonly seen in temperate and tropical areas. Here, we have presented a case report of fatal leptospirosis with thrombocytopenia and renal failure.
Kate Nikolaevna Bukharina, Gulnar Nuralinova, Saule Maukayeva   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source