Assessment of animal hosts of pathogenic Leptospira in northern Tanzania.

Assessment of animal hosts of pathogenic Leptospira in northern Tanzania.

Leptospirosis is a zoonotic bacterial disease that affects more than one million people worldwide each year. Human infection is acquired through direct or indirect contact with the urine of an infected animal. A wide range of animals including rodents and livestock may shed Leptospira bacteria and a...

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Main Authors: Kathryn J Allan, Jo E B Halliday, Mark Moseley, Ryan W Carter, Ahmed Ahmed, Marga G A Goris, Rudy A Hartskeerl, Julius Keyyu, Tito Kibona, Venance P Maro, Michael J Maze, Blandina T Mmbaga, Rigobert Tarimo, John A Crump, Sarah Cleaveland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-06-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006444

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006444

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