Background The role of rodents in Leptospira epidemiology and transmission is well known
worldwide. Rats are known to carry different pathogenic serovars of Leptospir a spp …

Leptospirosis is a widespread bacterial zoonosis with highest burden in low-income
populations living in tropical and subtropical regions, both in urban and in rural …

Leptospirosis has been recognized as an emerging global public health problem because of
its increasing incidence in both developing and developed countries. A number of …

A survey was conducted to identify reservoirs for urban leptospirosis in the city of Salvador,
Brazil. Sampling protocols were performed in the vicinity of households of severe …

Leptospirosis is a worldwide zoonotic disease whose transmission is linked through multiple
factors in the animal-human-ecosystem interface. The data on leptospirosis reported to the …

There is an urgent need for improved diagnosis of leptospirosis, an emerging infectious
disease which imparts a large disease burden in developing countries. We evaluated the …

Leptospirosis es una zoonosis de gran incidencia en regiones tropicales. Su prevalencia es
desconocida en la región del Urabá colombiano. Entre marzo y octubre del año 2000 se …

The objective of this study was to determine the abundance and population parameters of
two commensal rodent species (Mus musculus and Rattus rattus) that are present in …

The house mouse (Mus musculus) and the black rat (Rattus rattus) are reservoir hosts for
zoonotic pathogens, several of which cause neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Studies of …

Introduction: Town service workers are likely to be exposed to the leptospiral infection as a
result of their occupational activities. All activities in solid waste management involve risk of …