Mixed Leptospira Infections in a Diverse Reservoir Host Community, Madagascar, 2013–2015
We identified mixed infections of pathogenic Leptospira in small mammals across a landscape-scale study area in Madagascar by using primers targeting different Leptospira spp. Using targeted primers increased prevalence estimates and evidence for transmission between endemic and invasive hosts. Futu...
Main Authors: | , , , , , |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2018-06-01
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Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/6/18-0035_article |
Summary: | We identified mixed infections of pathogenic Leptospira in small mammals across a landscape-scale study area in Madagascar by using primers targeting different Leptospira spp. Using targeted primers increased prevalence estimates and evidence for transmission between endemic and invasive hosts. Future studies should assess rodentborne transmission of Leptospira to humans. |
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ISSN: | 1080-6040 1080-6059 |