Basic aspects and epidemiological studies on leptospirosis carried out in animals in Chile: A bibliographic review

L Azócar-Aedo - Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2023 - mdpi.com
Leptospirosis is an important zoonosis worldwide. This disease affects numerous animal
species, some of them are classified as “maintenance hosts”, and others are categorized as …

Sigma factors of RNA polymerase in the pathogenic spirochaete Leptospira interrogans, the causative agent of leptospirosis

S Kędzierska‐Mieszkowska - The FASEB Journal, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this review is to summarize the current knowledge on the role of σ factors in a
highly invasive spirochaete Leptospira interrogans responsible for leptospirosis that affects …

Seroprevalence of pathogenic Leptospira serogroups in asymptomatic domestic dogs and cats: systematic review and meta-analysis

T Ricardo, LI Azócar-Aedo, MA Previtali… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Leptospirosis is a neglected zoonotic disease transmitted by contact with the urine of
animals infected with pathogenic species of the bacteria Leptospira or by contact with …

Immunoreactivity of a Putative ECF σ Factor, LIC_10559, from Leptospira interrogans with Sera from Leptospira-Infected Animals

S Kędzierska-Mieszkowska, Z Arent - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
L. interrogans belongs to highly invasive spirochaetes causing leptospirosis in mammals,
including humans. During infection, this pathogen is exposed to various stressors, and …

Molecular and serological prevalence of Leptospira spp. among slaughtered cattle and associated risk factors in the Bahr El Ghazal region of South Sudan

D Onafruo, J Klein, J Erume, C Kankya, A Jubara… - BMC Veterinary …, 2024 - Springer
Introduction Leptospirosis is a neglected emerging and zoonotic disease reported
worldwide. This study sought to determine the molecular and serological prevalence of …

[HTML][HTML] Global prevalence and epidemiology of leptospirosis in domestic cats, a systematic review and meta-analysis

L Azocar-Aedo - Veterinaria México OA, 2022 - scielo.org.mx
Research worldwide describes different prevalences of leptospirosis in domestic cats. The
aims of this study were: to perform a systematic review to determine epidemiologic …

Detection of Antibodies for Pathogenic Leptospira in Wild Mammals and Birds from Southern Chile—First Record of Seropositivity in a Guiña (Leopardus guigna)

L Balcázar, L Azócar-Aedo, V Barrera, G Meniconi… - Animals, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Wild animals can harbor infectious agents for several diseases. Some of
these pathologies are zoonotic because they can be transmitted from animals to humans …

Molecular and Serological Identification of Pathogenic Leptospira in Local and Imported Cattle from Lebanon

E Harran, A Abi Rizk, S Angelloz-Pessey… - Transboundary and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Leptospirosis is a worldwide bacterial zoonosis for which the risk increases in warm and wet
climates. Despite the suitability of the local climate for the bacteria's persistence, Lebanon …

[HTML][HTML] LIC_12757 from the pathogenic spirochaete Leptospira interrogans encodes an autoregulated ECF σE-type factor

S Kędzierska-Mieszkowska, B Kędzierska… - Veterinary …, 2024 - Elsevier
ECF (extracytoplasmic function) σ factors, members of the σ 70-family, are the largest class
of alternative σ factors which are stimulated in the presence of specific signals and direct …

Seroprevalencia de Leptospira patógena, serogrupos infectantes y títulos de anticuerpos detectados en equinos de la Región de Los Lagos, sur de Chile

T Moreno, R Ramírez, L Azócar-Aedo - Chilean journal of agricultural …, 2024 - SciELO Chile
Resumen MORENO, Tecsia; RAMIREZ, René y AZOCAR-AEDO, Lucía. Seroprevalence of
Pathogenic Leptospira, Infecting Serogroups and Antibody Titers Detected in Horses from …