High Leptospira Diversity in Animals and Humans Complicates the Search for Common Reservoirs of Human Disease in Rural Ecuador.

High Leptospira Diversity in Animals and Humans Complicates the Search for Common Reservoirs of Human Disease in Rural Ecuador.

BACKGROUND:Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease responsible for high morbidity around the world, especially in tropical and low income countries. Rats are thought to be the main vector of human leptospirosis in urban settings. However, differences between urban and low-income rural communities provid...

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Main Authors: Veronica Barragan, Jorge Chiriboga, Erin Miller, Sonora Olivas, Dawn Birdsell, Crystal Hepp, Heidie Hornstra, James M Schupp, Melba Morales, Manuel Gonzalez, Soraya Reyes, Carmen de la Cruz, Paul Keim, Rudy Hartskeerl, Gabriel Trueba, Talima Pearson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-09-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5021363?pdf=render

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