Potential drivers for the re-emergence of canine leptospirosis in the United States and Canada

AM Smith, JW Stull, GE Moore - Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2022 - mdpi.com
Canine leptospirosis is an important zoonotic disease in many countries. This review
examines potential drivers for increased diagnoses of canine leptospirosis in the United …

[HTML][HTML] Leptospirosis en reservorios animales: una revisión de tema

ÁL Monroy-Díaz, JA Vargas-Arias… - Revista Lasallista de …, 2020 - scielo.org.co
La leptospirosis es causada por la bacteria Lepstospira spp, de alta prevalencia mundial,
relacionada con la circulación en múltiples reservorios domésticos y peridomésticos. La …

Pathogenic Leptospira are widespread in the urban wildlife of southern California

SK Helman, AFN Tokuyama, RO Mummah… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Leptospirosis, the most widespread zoonotic disease in the world, is broadly understudied in
multi-host wildlife systems. Knowledge gaps regarding Leptospira circulation in wildlife …

Navigating cross-reactivity and host species effects in a serological assay: A case study of the microscopic agglutination test for Leptospira serology

RO Mummah, ACR Gomez… - PLoS neglected …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background Serology (the detection of antibodies formed by the host against an infecting
pathogen) is frequently used to assess current infections and past exposure to specific …

Survey for selected pathogens in wild pigs (Sus scrofa) from Guam, Marianna Islands, USA

CA Cleveland, A DeNicola, JP Dubey, DE Hill… - Veterinary …, 2017 - Elsevier
Pigs (Sus scrofa) were introduced to Guam in the 1600's and are now present in high
densities throughout the island. Wild pigs are reservoirs for pathogens of concern to …

[HTML][HTML] Antibodies to various zoonotic pathogens detected in feral swine (Sus scrofa) at abattoirs in Texas, USA

K Pedersen, NE Bauer, S Rodgers, LR Bazan… - Journal of food …, 2017 - Elsevier
The zoonotic risk posed to employees by slaughtering feral swine (Sus scrofa) at two
abattoirs in Texas was assessed by testing feral swine serum samples for exposure to …

Health profile of free‐range wild boar (Sus scrofa) subpopulations hunted in Santa Catarina State, Brazil

DRT Severo, RA Werlang, AP Mori… - Transboundary and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Wild boars represent a potential dissemination source of important pathogens to public and
animal health, since they can host several pathogens. This study aimed to evaluate the …

LEPTOSPIRA ANTIBODIES DETECTED IN WILDLIFE IN THE USA AND THE US VIRGIN ISLANDS

K Pedersen, TD Anderson… - Journal of wildlife …, 2018 - meridian.allenpress.com
From 2011 to 2017, 4,534 serum samples from 13 wildlife species collected across the US
and in one territory (US Virgin Islands) were tested for exposure to Leptospira serovars …

Leptospira in Slaughtered Fattening Pigs in Southern Italy: Serological Survey and Molecular Typing

G Macaluso, A Torina, V Blanda, A Guercio, A Lastra… - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary In this study, serological and molecular assays in 55 pigs in Sicily were
conducted in order to investigate Leptospira spp. prevalence and to carry out strain …

A framework for surveillance of emerging pathogens at the human-animal interface: pigs and coronaviruses as a case study

KM Pepin, RS Miller, MQ Wilber - Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 2021 - Elsevier
Pigs (Sus scrofa) may be important surveillance targets for risk assessment and risk-based
control planning against emerging zoonoses. Pigs have high contact rates with humans and …