Background The role of rodents in Leptospira epidemiology and transmission is well known
worldwide. Rats are known to carry different pathogenic serovars of Leptospir a spp …

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 …

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 …

Shedding of DNA of pathogenic Leptospira spp. has been documented in naturally infected
cats in several countries, but urinary shedding of infectious Leptospira spp. has only recently …

Leptospirosis is one of the most widespread zoonotic diseases and can infect both humans
and animals worldwide. Healthy cat, as a potential source of exposure to humans, are likely …

In the last decades, leptospirosis had gained public health concern due to morbidity and
mortality rates caused by pathogenic Leptospira. The need for rapid and robust molecular …

Leptospirosis is a ubiquitous zoonotic disease and a major clinical challenge owing to the
multitude of clinical presentations and manifestations that are possibly attributable to the …

Abstract BACKGROUND The Norway rat Rattus norvegicus is an important reservoir of
various zoonotic pathogens, such as cowpox virus and Leptospira, but also for agents of no …

Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease that is caused by spirochete bacteria of the genus
Leptospira. Around the world, one million people each year are infected, leading to 60,000 …

Background Leptospirosis is one of the most important neglected tropical bacterial diseases
worldwide. However, there is limited information on the genetic diversity and host selectivity …