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Prevalence of Leptospira interrogans in wild rats (Rattus norvegicus and Cricetomys gambianus) in Zaria, Nigeria

Heliyon, 2021
Leptospirosis is a neglected disease of zoonotic importance and rodents have a known role in epidemiology of Leptospira globally. Paucity of information on the prevalence of leptospirosis in wild rats used as games in Zaria, Nigeria informed the study ...
Collins Chimezie Udechukwu, Caleb Ayuba Kudi, Paul Ayuba Abdu, Elmina Abiba Abiayi, Ochuko Orakpoghenor   +4 more
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Genomic data of Leptospira interrogans HP358 isolated from rodent captured from the human leptospirosis suspected areas of Selangor state, Malaysia

Data in Brief, 2021
The data provided in this article is the genomic sequence of new Leptospira isolate, Leptospira interrogans strain HP358 (L. interrogans HP358) isolated from rodent, Sundamys muelleri (S.
Noraini Philip, Jaeyres Jani, Nurul Natasya Azhari, Zamberi Sekawi, Vasantha Kumari Neela   +4 more
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Effects of Diazinon Exposure on Urinary Shedding of Leptospira interrogans Serogroup Hebdomadis in Mice

Toxics, 2023
Wild rodents are natural hosts of Leptospira spp. and are exposed to various pesticides, some of which are immunotoxic. Rodent urine is an important source of infection for humans and other animals.
So Shinya, Devinda S. Muthusinghe, Nobuo Koizumi, Kumiko Yoshimatsu, Shouta M. M. Nakayama, Mayumi Ishizuka, Yoshinori Ikenaka   +6 more
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A Canine Leptospirosis Clinical Case Due to Leptospira interrogans (Serogroup Icterohaemorrhagiae) in a Dog Kennel in Castelvetrano (Western Sicily, South Italy)

Veterinary Sciences, 2023
Leptospirosis is a worldwide widespread zoonosis caused by Leptospira genus. We report an acute leptospirosis case in a puppy housed at a municipal kennel and the subsequent diagnostic investigations carried out on all dogs housed in the kennel ...
Francesca Grippi, Valeria Blanda, Paola Galluzzo, Manuel Bongiorno, Carmela Sciacca, Francesca Arcuri, Rosalia D’Agostino, Ilenia Giacchino, Francesca Gucciardi, Mario D’Incau, Cristina Bertasio, Alessandra Torina, Annalisa Guercio   +12 more
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Leptospirosis is an invasive infectious and systemic inflammatory disease

Biomedical Journal, 2020
Pathogenic Leptospira species are the causative agents of leptospirosis, a world-spreading zoonotic infectious disease. The pathogens possess a powerful invasiveness by invading human body through mucosal/skin barriers, rapid entry into bloodstream to ...
Ai-Hua Sun, Xiao-Xiang Liu, Jie Yan
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Leptospira interrogans Serogroup Pomona in a Dairy Cattle Farm in a Multi-Host Zootechnical System

Veterinary Sciences, 2022
Bovine leptospirosis is an infectious zoonotic disease causing reproductive problems and economic losses in livestock. This work reports, for the first time in Sicily (South Italy), an outbreak of Leptospira interrogans serogroup Pomona that occurred in ...
Antonino Aliberti, Valeria Blanda, Vincenzo Di Marco Lo Presti, Giusi Macaluso, Paola Galluzzo, Cristina Bertasio, Carmela Sciacca, Francesca Arcuri, Rosalia D’Agostino, Dorotea Ippolito, Flavia Pruiti Ciarello, Alessandra Torina, Francesca Grippi   +12 more
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First molecular identification of two Leptospira species (Leptospira interrogans and Leptospira wolffii) in Bangladesh

New Microbes and New Infections, 2019
Leptospiral 16S rRNA genes were detected in 13 blood samples from 74 febrile patients in north-central Bangladesh, and their sequences phylogenetically clustered with those of Leptospira interrogans or Leptospira wolffii.
M.A. Aziz, M.S. Aung, S.K. Paul, S. Ahmed, N. Haque, S. Roy, M. Al Amin, A. Paul, M.A.H. Miah, M.K. Alam, M.S. Islam, M.A. Hossain, N. Kobayashi   +12 more
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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.
Noraini Philip, Norliza Bahtiar Affendy, Siti Nur Alia Ramli, Muhamad Arif, Pappitha Raja, Elanngovan Nagandran, Pukunan Renganathan, Niazlin Mohd Taib, Siti Norbaya Masri, Muhamad Yazli Yuhana, Leslie Thian Lung Than, Mithra Seganathirajah, Cyrille Goarant, Marga G A Goris, Zamberi Sekawi, Vasantha Kumari Neela   +15 more
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Pathogenic Leptospira Species Are Widely Disseminated among Wild Rodents in Urban Areas of Guangzhou, Southern China

Microorganisms, 2022
Leptospirosis is a neglected zoonotic disease with global importance caused by pathogenic Leptospira. Rodents are considered the most significant reservoirs for both human and animal infection.
Jian-Wei Shao, Yue-Hong Wei, Xin-Yan Yao, Hai-Yan Chen, Hong Liu, Jing Sun, Shou-Yi Chen   +6 more
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First isolation and characterization of Leptospira interrogans serogroup Australis from swine in Brazil

Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, 2015
The purpose of this study was to report the first recovery and characterization of Leptospira interrogans (serogroup Australis) from urine of swine in Brazil. The isolate was studied by serogrouping, MLVA, PGFE, and partial sequencing of rrs and secY. It
Camila Hamond, Gabriel Martins, Ana Paula Loureiro, Sylvie Bremont, Marco Alberto Medeiros, Pascale Bourhy, Walter Lilenbaum   +6 more
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