First isolation and direct evidence for the existence of large small-mammal reservoirs of Leptospira sp. in Madagascar.

First isolation and direct evidence for the existence of large small-mammal reservoirs of Leptospira sp. in Madagascar.

BACKGROUND: Leptospirosis has long been a major public health concern in the southwestern Indian Ocean. However, in Madagascar, only a few, old studies have provided indirect serological evidence of the disease in humans or animals. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: We conducted a large animal study f...

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Main Authors: Soanandrasana Rahelinirina, Albertine Léon, Rudy A Harstskeerl, Natacha Sertour, Ahmed Ahmed, Claudine Raharimanana, Elisabeth Ferquel, Martine Garnier, Loïc Chartier, Jean-Marc Duplantier, Lila Rahalison, Muriel Cornet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2991340?pdf=render

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