Epidemiology of leptospirosis in Africa: a systematic review of a neglected zoonosis and a paradigm for 'One Health'in Africa

KJ Allan, HM Biggs, JEB Halliday… - PLoS neglected …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background Leptospirosis is an important but neglected bacterial zoonosis that has been
largely overlooked in Africa. In this systematic review, we aimed to summarise and compare …

[HTML][HTML] Leptospirosis in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review

SG De Vries, BJ Visser, IM Nagel, MGA Goris… - International Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Leptospirosis is an emerging zoonotic infection worldwide, possibly due to
climate change and demographic shifts. It is regarded as endemic in Sub-Saharan Africa; …

Detection of Rickettsia felis, Rickettsia typhi, Bartonella Species and Yersinia pestis in Fleas (Siphonaptera) from Africa

H Leulmi, C Socolovschi, A Laudisoit… - PLoS neglected …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Little is known about the presence/absence and prevalence of Rickettsia spp, Bartonella
spp. and Yersinia pestis in domestic and urban flea populations in tropical and subtropical …

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

CF Pui, LM Bilung, K Apun… - Journal of tropical medicine, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Various prevalence studies on Leptospira in animals and humans, as well as environmental
samples, had been conducted worldwide, including Malaysia. However, limited studies have …

Diversification of an emerging pathogen in a biodiversity hotspot: Leptospira in endemic small mammals of Madagascar

M Dietrich, DA Wilkinson, V Soarimalala… - Molecular …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Biodiversity hotspots and associated endemism are ideal systems for the study of parasite
diversity within host communities. Here, we investigated the ecological and evolutionary …

First investigation of pathogenic bacteria, protozoa and viruses in rodents and shrews in context of forest-savannah-urban areas interface in the city of Franceville …

JB Mangombi, N N'dilimabaka, JB Lekana-Douki… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Rodents are reservoirs of numerous zoonotic diseases caused by bacteria, protozoans, or
viruses. In Gabon, the circulation and maintenance of rodent-borne zoonotic infectious …

Fine‐scale prevalence and genetic diversity of urban small mammal‐borne pathogenic Leptospira in Africa: A spatiotemporal survey within Cotonou, Benin

HJ Dossou, M Le Guyader, P Gauthier… - Zoonoses and Public …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease that is caused by spirochete bacteria of the genus
Leptospira. Around the world, one million people each year are infected, leading to 60,000 …

Survey of rodent-borne pathogens in Singapore reveals the circulation of Leptospira spp., Seoul hantavirus, and Rickettsia typhi

J Griffiths, HL Yeo, G Yap, D Mailepessov… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Rodents living alongside humans increases the probability of encounter and also the
transmission of rodent-borne diseases. Singapore's cosmopolitan urban landscape provides …

[HTML][HTML] Urban leptospirosis in Africa: a cross-sectional survey of Leptospira infection in rodents in the Kibera urban settlement, Nairobi, Kenya

JEB Halliday, DL Knobel, KJ Allan… - The American journal …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Leptospirosis is a widespread but under-reported cause of morbidity and mortality. Global re-
emergence of leptospirosis has been associated with the growth of informal urban …

[HTML][HTML] Circulating Leptospira species identified in cattle of the Brazilian Amazon

IB Guedes, SA de Almeida Araújo, GO de Souza… - Acta Tropica, 2019 - Elsevier
The present study aimed to detect the most prevalent serogroups and circulating Leptospira
species in cows from Brazilian Amazon. Samples of blood serum, urine and kidney of 208 …