Human leptospirosis caused by a new, antigenically unique Leptospira associated with a Rattus species reservoir in the Peruvian Amazon.

Human leptospirosis caused by a new, antigenically unique Leptospira associated with a Rattus species reservoir in the Peruvian Amazon.

As part of a prospective study of leptospirosis and biodiversity of Leptospira in the Peruvian Amazon, a new Leptospira species was isolated from humans with acute febrile illness. Field trapping identified this leptospire in peridomestic rats (Rattus norvegicus, six isolates; R. rattus, two isolate...

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Main Authors: Michael A Matthias, Jessica N Ricaldi, Manuel Cespedes, M Monica Diaz, Renee L Galloway, Mayuko Saito, Arnold G Steigerwalt, Kailash P Patra, Carlos Vidal Ore, Eduardo Gotuzzo, Robert H Gilman, Paul N Levett, Joseph M Vinetz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-04-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2271056?pdf=render

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