Exposure and Carriage of Pathogenic <i>Leptospira</i> in Livestock in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands

Exposure and Carriage of Pathogenic <i>Leptospira</i> in Livestock in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands

From 2019–2020, the Virgin Islands Department of Health (VIDOH) investigated potential animal reservoirs of <i>Leptospira</i> spp., the pathogenic bacteria that cause leptospirosis. We examined <i>Leptospira</i> exposure and carriage in livestock on the island of St. Croix, U...

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Main Authors: Hannah M. Cranford, Marissa Taylor, Andrew Springer Browne, David P. Alt, Tammy Anderson, Camila Hamond, Richard L. Hornsby, Karen LeCount, Linda Schlater, Tod Stuber, Leah De Wilde, Valicia J. Burke-France, Esther M. Ellis, Jarlath E. Nally, Bethany Bradford
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-05-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Subjects:
leptospirosis
zoonoses
livestock
bacterial disease
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/6/2/85

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