Pathogenic leptospires are the bacterial agents of leptospirosis, which is an emerging
zoonotic disease that affects animals and humans worldwide. The success of leptospires as …

Bats are natural reservoir hosts and sources of infection of several microorganisms, many of
which cause severe human diseases. Because of contact between bats and other animals …

The causative agents of leptospirosis are responsible for an emerging zoonotic disease
worldwide. One of the major routes of transmission for leptospirosis is the natural …

Bats have received considerable recent attention for infectious disease research because of
their potential to host and transmit viruses, including Ebola, Hendra, Nipah, and multiple …

Leptospirosis is an infectious disease widely reported in veterinary practice and a worldwide
zoonosis. In Northeastern Italy, different serogroups and genotypes of Leptospira have been …

Urbanization is a widespread intense land use that generally results in biodiversity decline.
Among the taxa capable to adapt to urban landscapes, bats are particularly ubiquitous …

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

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 …

Because they are difficult to culture, obtaining genomic information from Leptospira spp. is
challenging, hindering the overall understanding of leptospirosis. We designed and …

Leptospirosis is a bacterial systemic infection which affects domestic animals and wildlife, as
well as humans. Many wild animals act as reservoirs of leptospires. Nevertheless, the real …