Molecular and serological detection of Leptospira and Ricktettsia in patients with acute febrile illness
Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease which is caused by the spirochete, Leptospira interrogans (L interrogans). Rodents generally serve as the main carrier for Leptospirosis and transmit the disease to humans through cuts and abrasions in the skin or through mucous membranes of the eyes, nose or thro...