Assessing rodents as carriers of pathogenic Leptospira species in the U.S. Virgin Islands and their risk to animal and public health

Assessing rodents as carriers of pathogenic Leptospira species in the U.S. Virgin Islands and their risk to animal and public health

Abstract Leptospirosis is a global zoonotic disease caused by pathogenic bacteria of the genus Leptospira. We sought to determine if rodents in U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) are carriers of Leptospira. In total, 140 rodents were sampled, including 112 Mus musculus and 28 Rattus rattus. A positive carri...

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Main Authors: Camila Hamond, A. Springer Browne, Leah H. de Wilde, Richard L. Hornsby, Karen LeCount, Tammy Anderson, Tod Stuber, Hannah M. Cranford, Stephanie K. Browne, Gerard Blanchard, David Horner, Marissa L. Taylor, Michael Evans, Nicole F. Angeli, Joseph Roth, Kristine M. Bisgard, Johanna S. Salzer, Ilana J. Schafer, Brett R. Ellis, David P. Alt, Linda Schlater, Jarlath E. Nally, Esther M. Ellis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-04846-3

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-04846-3

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