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 …

Diversity of infectious aetiologies of acute undifferentiated febrile illnesses in south and Southeast Asia: a systematic review

K Wangdi, K Kasturiaratchi, SV Nery, CL Lau… - BMC infectious …, 2019 - Springer
Background Acute undifferentiated febrile illness (AUFI) is caused by a multitude of diverse
pathogens, with significant morbidity and mortality in the developing world. The objective of …

Risk factors for human leptospirosis following flooding: A meta-analysis of observational studies

C Naing, SA Reid, SN Aye, NH Htet, S Ambu - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Leptospirosis is probably the most widespread zoonotic disease in the world especially in
tropical countries. There has been an increase in individual studies, which assessed the …

Environmental and occupational factors associated with leptospirosis: a systematic review

M Baharom, N Ahmad, R Hod, MH Ja'afar, FS Arsad… - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Background Leptospirosis is a neglected emerging zoonotic disease with a profound public
health impact worldwide with higher burden of disease in resource-poor countries. The …

Current methods for the diagnosis of leptospirosis: Issues and challenges

GV Pinto, K Senthilkumar, P Rai, SP Kabekkodu… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Leptospirosis is a re-emerging anthropo-zoonotic infection of worldwide significance caused
by the pathogenic spirochete (Leptospira interrogans) of the genus Leptospira, predominant …

Transmission ecology of rodent‐borne diseases: new frontiers

F Bordes, K Blasdell, S Morand - Integrative zoology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Rodents are recognized reservoir hosts for many human zoonotic pathogens. The current
trends resulting from anthropocene defaunation suggest that in the future they, along with …

Leptospira interrogans  and Leptospira kirschneri are the dominant Leptospira species causing human leptospirosis in Central Malaysia

N Philip, N Bahtiar Affendy, SNA Ramli… - PLoS neglected …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Leptospirosis, commonly known as rat-urine disease, is a global but endemic
zoonotic disease in the tropics. Despite the historical report of leptospirosis in Malaysia, the …

[HTML][HTML] Leptospirosis in India: a systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical profile, treatment and outcomes

N Gupta, W Wilson, P Ravindra - Le Infezioni in Medicina, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Results Most cases of leptospirosis were reported from the coastal belt. A large percentage
of patients were identified as farmers, and exposure to rainfall was identified as an important …

Going micro in leptospirosis kidney disease

W Chancharoenthana, A Leelahavanichkul, MJ Schultz… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Leptospirosis is a zoonotic and waterborne disease worldwide. It is a neglected infectious
disease caused by Leptospira spp., as well as a reemerging disease and global public …

Laboratory diagnostic, epidemiological, and clinical characteristics of human leptospirosis in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, 2003–2020

T Kakita, S Okano, H Kyan, M Miyahira… - PLoS Neglected …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Leptospirosis is considered an endemic disease among agricultural workers in
Okinawa Prefecture, which is the southernmost part of Japan and has a subtropical climate …