Concurrent colonization of rodent kidneys with multiple species and serogroups of pathogenic Leptospira

C Hamond, K LeCount, AS Browne… - Applied and …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Rodents are important reservoir hosts of pathogenic leptospires in the US Virgin Islands. Our
previous work determined that trapped rodents were colonized with Leptospira …

DNA Capture and Enrichment: A Culture-Independent Approach for Characterizing the Genomic Diversity of Pathogenic Leptospira Species

NE Stone, RF McDonough, C Hamond, K LeCount… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Because they are difficult to culture, obtaining genomic information from Leptospira spp. is
challenging, hindering the overall understanding of leptospirosis. We designed and …

[HTML][HTML] Progress and persistence of diseases of high consequence to livestock in the United States

MR Ackermann, JP Bannantine - One Health, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The USDA/ARS-National Disease Center (NADC) will celebrate its 65th
anniversary of existence in November 2026. NADC continues as one of the world's premier …

Understanding leptospirosis: application of state-of-the-art molecular typing tools with a One Health lens

JE Sykes, CD Gamage, DA Haake… - American journal of …, 2022 - Am Vet Med Assoc
Leptospirosis is an archetypal One Health problem as described in the companion Currents
in One Health article in the October 2022 issue of the Journal of the American Veterinary …

Leptospira borgpetersenii serovar Hardjo and Leptospira santarosai serogroup Pyrogenes isolated from bovine dairy herds in Puerto Rico

C Hamond, KL Dirsmith, K LeCount… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Leptospirosis is one of the most common zoonotic diseases in the world and endemic in the
Caribbean Islands. Bovine leptospirosis is an important reproductive disease. Globally …

Identification of equine mares as reservoir hosts for pathogenic species of Leptospira

C Hamond, EN Adam, NE Stone, K LeCount… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Equine leptospirosis can result in abortion, stillbirth, neonatal death, placentitis, and uveitis.
Horses can also act as subclinical reservoir hosts of infection, which are characterized as …

Animals Exposed to Leptospira Serogroups Not Included in Bacterins in the United States and Puerto Rico

T Anderson, C Hamond, A Haluch, K Toot… - Tropical Medicine and …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Leptospirosis is a worldwide zoonotic disease. Pathogenic leptospires colonize the renal
tubules and genital tract of animals and are excreted via urine. Transmission occurs via …

Isolation of Leptospira kirschneri serovar Grippotyphosa from a red panda (Ailurus fulgens) after antimicrobial therapy: Case report

K LeCount, K Fox, T Anderson, DO Bayles… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
A 1-year-old female red panda started showing symptoms of illness, including lethargy,
anorexia, abdominal discomfort, and vomiting, shortly after transfer to a new zoo. Serum was …

Host population structure and rare dispersal events drive leptospirosis transmission patterns among Rattus norvegicus in Boston, Massachusetts, US

NE Stone, C Hamond, J Clegg, RF McDonough… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Leptospirosis (caused by pathogenic bacteria in the genus Leptospira) is prevalent
worldwide but more common in tropical and subtropical regions. Transmission can occur …

[PDF][PDF] Molecular detection of pathogenic Leptospira from cattle in peri-urban areas of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

MJ Kreuger, W Erku, A Stuitje, Z Terefework, G Chala… - 2023 - academicjournals.org
Leptospira. Knowledge, attitudes and practices of the cattle-keeping households were
assessed by a questionnaire and household level risk factors investigated using logistic …