Leptospirosis is a zoonosis found worldwide, the main reservoir of which is the rat. Human
infection generally results from exposure to contaminated river or lake water or animals …

Leptospirosis is a neglected infectious disease caused by spirochetes from the genus
Leptospira. It constitutes a major public health problem in developing countries, with …

A 14-year-old boy with severe combined immunodeficiency presented three times to a
medical facility over a period of 4 months with fever and headache that progressed to …

Leptospirosis, caused by spirochetes of the genus Leptospira, is a globally widespread,
neglected and emerging zoonotic disease. While whole genome analysis of individual …

Leptospira is a highly heterogeneous bacterial genus that can be divided into three
evolutionary lineages and> 300 serovars. The causative agents of leptospirosis are …

Background Leptospirosis is the most common bacterial zoonoses and has been identified
as an important emerging global public health problem in Southeast Asia. Rodents are …

Background The available Leptospira multilocus sequence typing (MLST) scheme
supported by a MLST website is limited to L. interrogans and L. kirschneri. Our aim was to …

Leptospirosis is a widespread global zoonotic bacterial disease with a noteworthy human-
animal-ecosystem interface. The disease presents different clinical manifestations and a …

Background Diagnosis of leptospirosis by the microscopic agglutination test (MAT) or by
culture is confined to specialized laboratories. Although ELISA techniques are more …

Background Although leptospirosis is a zoonosis of major concern on tropical islands, the
molecular epidemiology of the disease aiming at linking human cases to specific animal …