[HTML][HTML] Leptospirosis prevalence in Chinese populations in the last two decades

C Zhang, H Wang, J Yan - Microbes and Infection, 2012 - Elsevier
Leptospirosis is a common zoonotic disease in China. From 1991 to 2010, its average
annual incidence was 0.70 cases per 100,000 population. During these two decades, three …

[HTML][HTML] New hypothesis for cause of epidemic among native Americans, New England, 1616–1619

JS Marr, JT Cathey - Emerging infectious diseases, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In the years before English settlers established the Plymouth colony (1616–1619), most
Native Americans living on the southeastern coast of present-day Massachusetts died from a …

[HTML][HTML] Leptospirosis in hawaii, USA, 1999–2008

AR Katz, AE Buchholz, K Hinson, SY Park… - Emerging infectious …, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Although infrequently diagnosed in the United States, leptospirosis is a notable reemerging
infectious disease throughout developing countries. Until 1995, when the disease was …

Genetic Affinities within a Large Global Collection of Pathogenic Leptospira: Implications for Strain Identification and Molecular Epidemiology

K Nalam, A Ahmed, SM Devi, P Francalacci, M Baig… - PLoS …, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Leptospirosis is an important zoonosis with widespread human health implications. The non-
availability of accurate identification methods for the individualization of different Leptospira …

Leptospirosis trends in China, 2007–2018: A retrospective observational study

H Zhang, C Zhang, Y Zhu, K Mehmood… - Transboundary and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Leptospirosis is one of the most common and neglected tropical waterborne diseases in
China, causing serious economic losses, and constituting a significant public health threat …

[PDF][PDF] Serological prevalence of leptospirosis in cattle slaughtered in the Zango abattoir in Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria

EO Ngbede, MA Raji, CN Kwanashie… - Veterinaria …, 2012 - academia.edu
Leptospirosis is an occupational zoonosis caused by pathogenic leptospires. In this study,
the presence and prevalence of antibodies specific to Leptospira spp. serovar Hardjo in 142 …

Molecular detection of pathogenic leptospiral protein encoding gene (lipL32) in environmental aquatic biofilms

K Vinod Kumar, C Lall, R Vimal Raj… - Letters in applied …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease often encountered during post–monsoon season due to
exposure with contaminated water. Leptospires have long been regarded as solitary …

Risk practices and awareness of leptospirosis amongst residents of Zaria, Nigeria

CC Udechukwu, CA Kudi, PA Abdu, PH Mamman… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
This study evaluated the level of risk practices and awareness of leptospirosis among
residents of Zaria, Nigeria. A pre-tested questionnaires were administered via face-to-face …

Malaria's indirect contribution to all-cause mortality in the Andaman Islands during the colonial era

GD Shanks, SI Hay, DJ Bradley - The Lancet infectious diseases, 2008 - thelancet.com
Malaria has a substantial secondary effect on other causes of mortality. From the 19th
century, malaria epidemics in the Andaman Islands' penal colony were initiated by the …

[HTML][HTML] Leptospirosis as a cause of fever in urban Bangladesh

EA Kendall, RC LaRocque, DM Bui… - The American journal …, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
We tested paired sera from 584 febrile persons in an low-income urban community in
Bangladesh for evidence of Leptospira infection. A total of 8.4% of the persons met criteria …