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Microbial Cell Factories, 2007 Leptospirosis is a serious infection disease caused by pathogenic strains of the Leptospira spirochetes, which affects not only humans but also animals. It has long been expected to find an effective vaccine to prevent leptospirosis through immunization ...
Jin Li, Wang Zhijun, Węgrzyn Alicja
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Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 2001 SUMMARYLeptospirosis is a worldwide zoonotic infection with a much greater incidence in tropical regions and has now been identified as one of the emerging infectious diseases. The epidemiology of leptospirosis has been modified by changes in animal husbandry, climate, and human behavior.
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Biodiversity of Environmental Leptospira: Improving Identification and Revisiting the Diagnosis
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018 Leptospirosis is an important environmental disease and a major threat to human health causing at least 1 million clinical infections annually. There has recently been a growing interest in understanding the environmental lifestyle of Leptospira. However,
Roman Thibeaux +9 more
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Risk factors for human acute leptospirosis in northern Tanzania [PDF]
, 2018 Introduction: Leptospirosis is a major cause of febrile illness in Africa but little is known about risk factors for human infection. We conducted a cross-sectional study to investigate risk factors for acute leptospirosis and Leptospira ...
Allan, Kathryn J. +16 more
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Workplace Health & Safety, 2018 Leptospirosis is a leading zoonotic disease for morbidity and mortality in humans globally. Occupational health nurses should teach workers and the public about leptospirosis and the importance of disrupting the infection source through rodent control, animal vaccination, and flood prevention.
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Macrophages and Galectin 3 Control Bacterial Burden in Acute and Subacute Murine Leptospirosis That Determines Chronic Kidney Fibrosis [PDF]
, 2018 Previous studies have suggested that macrophages may contribute to acute Leptospira dissemination, as well as having a major role in kidney fibrosis. Our aim was to characterize the role of macrophages and galectin 3 (Gal-3) on the survival, clinical ...
Carrera Silva, Eugenio Antonio +10 more
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Cultural imagery and statistical models of the force of mortality: Addison, Gompertz and Pearson [PDF]
, 2010 We describe selected artistic and statistical depictions of the force of mortality (hazard or mortality rate), which is a concept that has long preoccupied actuaries, demographers and statisticians.
Hanley, JA, Turner, EL
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Protein Carbonyl as a Biomarker of Oxidative Stress in Severe Leptospirosis, and Its Usefulness in Differentiating Leptospirosis from Dengue Infections. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Pathogenesis of disease severity in leptospirosis is not clearly understood whether it is due to direct damage by pathogen or by adverse immune responses. Knowledge on biomarkers of oxidative stress which could be used in identifying patients with severe
Narmada Fernando +9 more
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Salud Pública de México, 2015 Objetivo. Evaluar si el uso del panel de 19 cepas de leptospiras, sugerido por la Sociedad Internacional de Leptospirosis para la microaglutinación (MAT, por sus siglas en inglés), permite mayor confirmación de casos que el de 12 cepas.
Paulina Jacob +6 more
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A cohort study: The Association Between Autoimmune Disorders and Leptospirosis
Scientific Reports, 2020 There are limited studies on the association between systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARDs) and leptospirosis. Therefore, this study aims to identify the effects of leptospirosis on the risks of developing SARDs with a nationwide retrospective ...
Soon-Hian Teh +4 more
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