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...

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Main Authors: Mark Moseley, Soanandrasana Rahelinirina, Minoarisoa Rajerison, Benoit Garin, Stuart Piertney, Sandra Telfer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/6/18-0035_article