Leptospirosis: Increasing importance in developing countries

ZMP Soo, NA Khan, R Siddiqui - Acta tropica, 2020 - Elsevier
Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease caused by the pathogenic helical spirochetes,
Leptospira. Symptoms include sudden-onset fever, severe headaches, muscle pain, nausea …

[HTML][HTML] Leptospirosis and the environment: A review and future directions

EA Bradley, G Lockaby - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease of global importance with significant morbidity and
mortality. However, the disease is frequently overlooked and underdiagnosed, leading to …

[HTML][HTML] A global one health perspective on leptospirosis in humans and animals

JE Sykes, DA Haake, CD Gamage… - Journal of the …, 2022 - Am Vet Med Assoc
Leptospirosis is a quintessential one health disease of humans and animals caused by
pathogenic spirochetes of the genus Leptospira. Intra-and interspecies transmission is …

[HTML][HTML] Leptospirosis and coinfection: should we be concerned?

A Md-Lasim, FS Mohd-Taib, M Abdul-Halim… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Pathogenic Leptospira is the causative agent of leptospirosis, an emerging zoonotic disease
affecting animals and humans worldwide. The risk of host infection following interaction with …

[HTML][HTML] Association of rodent-borne Leptospira spp. with urban environments in Malaysian Borneo

KR Blasdell, S Morand, D Perera… - PLoS neglected tropical …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Although leptospirosis is traditionally considered a disease of rural, agricultural and flooded
environments, Leptospira spp. are found in a range of habitats and infect numerous host …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiology of leptospirosis: The first literature review of the neglected disease in the Middle East

E Harran, C Hilan, Z Djelouadji, F Ayral - Tropical Medicine and …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Leptospirosis is a major zoonotic disease that has emerged worldwide, and numerous
studies performed in affected countries have provided epidemiological knowledge of the …

[HTML][HTML] Determining the spatial distribution of environmental and socio-economic suitability for human leptospirosis in the face of limited epidemiological data

MA Cristaldi, T Catry, A Pottier, V Herbreteau… - Infectious Diseases of …, 2022 - Springer
Background Leptospirosis is among the leading zoonotic causes of morbidity and mortality
worldwide. Knowledge about spatial patterns of diseases and their underlying processes …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Advances & challenges in leptospiral vaccine development

G Bashiru, AR Bahaman - Indian Journal of Medical Research, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Considerable progress has been made in the field of leptospiral vaccines development
since its first use as a killed vaccine in guinea pigs. Despite the fact that the immunity …

[HTML][HTML] Leptospirosis at human-animal-environment interfaces in Latin-America: Drivers, prevention, and control measures

G López-Robles, FN Córdova-Robles… - Biotecnia, 2021 - scielo.org.mx
Leptospirosis is one of the main re-emerging zoonotic diseases with a worldwide
distribution, mainly in regions with hot or tropical climates. It is caused by the spirochetal …