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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021 During 2019-2020, the Virgin Islands Department of Health investigated potential animal reservoirs of Leptospira spp., the bacteria that cause leptospirosis. In this cross-sectional study, we investigated Leptospira spp.
Hannah M Cranford +35 more
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New Zealand Veterinary Journal, 2023 Aims To apply molecular typing to DNA isolated from historical samples to determine Leptospira spp. infecting farmed and wild mammals in New Zealand. Materials and methods DNA samples used in this study were extracted from urine, serum or kidney samples (
D. Wilkinson +6 more
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Survival Tests for Leptospira spp. [PDF]
, 2020 Measuring viability is an important and necessary assessment in studying microorganisms. Several methods can be applied to Leptospira spp., each with advantages and inconveniencies. Here, we describe the traditional colony-forming unit method, together with two other methods based, respectively, on the reducing capacity of live cells (Alamar Blue ...
Mouville, Clémence, Benaroudj, Nadia
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Molecular detection of Leptospira spp. from canine kidney tissues and its association with renal lesions [PDF]
Veterinary World, 2018 Aim: The study aimed to detect the prevalence of Leptospira spp. in kidney tissues collected during necropsy and to establish its association with renal lesions in dogs of Mumbai region.
Biswajit R. Dash +4 more
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Comparison of the estimated incidence of acute leptospirosis in the Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania between 2007-08 and 2012-14 [PDF]
, 2016 Background: The sole report of annual leptospirosis incidence in continental Africa of 75–102 cases per 100,000 population is from a study performed in August 2007 through September 2008 in the Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania. To evaluate the stability
Allan, Kathryn J. +13 more
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Microbiology Spectrum, 2022 Leptospirosis, an emerging infectious disease caused by pathogenic Leptospira spp., occurs in ecoregions with heavy rainfall and has public health implications. Macrophages are the major anti-Leptospira phagocytes that infiltrate the kidneys during renal
Li-Fang Chou +11 more
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2022 Leptospirosis is among the most important zoonotic diseases in (sub-)tropical countries. The research objective was to evaluate the accuracy of the Serion IgM ELISA EST125M against the Microscopic Agglutination Test (MAT = imperfect reference test); to ...
A. Dreyfus +16 more
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Bats are a potential reservoir of pathogenic Leptospira species in Colombia
Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2019 Introduction: Bats have become an epidemiologically significant source of pathogenic microorganisms, such as leptospires, the causative agents of leptospirosis.
Jose Mateus +5 more
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Serosurvey of Smooth Brucella, Leptospira spp. and Toxoplasma gondii in Free-Ranging Jaguars (Panthera onca) and Domestic Animals from Brazil. [PDF]
, 2015 This study investigated the exposure of jaguar populations and domestic animals to smooth Brucella, Leptospira spp. and Toxoplasma gondii in the Cerrado, Pantanal and Amazon biomes of Brazil.
de Morais, Zenaide Maria +11 more
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Biology, 2021 Simple Summary Leptospirosis is a worldwide emerging zoonotic disease. Clinical symptoms in humans range from mild flu-like symptoms to severe clinical disease with kidney failure and multiple organ dysfunction.
Elisabeth Schmidt +10 more
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