Background The role of rodents in Leptospira epidemiology and transmission is well known
worldwide. Rats are known to carry different pathogenic serovars of Leptospir a spp …

Urban Norway and black rats (Rattus norvegicus and Rattus rattus) are the source of a
number of pathogens responsible for significant human morbidity and mortality in cities …

In this paper we first describe the class of log-Gaussian Cox processes (LGCPs) as models
for spatial and spatio-temporal point process data. We discuss inference, with a particular …

OBJECTIVES: Leptospirosis continues to be a significant zoonosis of the developing world.
Globalization, in the context of international travel, particularly for recreational activities and …

Leptospirosis is a widespread bacterial zoonosis with highest burden in low-income
populations living in tropical and subtropical regions, both in urban and in rural …

Background Rat-borne leptospirosis is an emerging zoonotic disease in urban slum
settlements for which there are no adequate control measures. The challenge in elucidating …

Background Arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) are among the most common agents of
human febrile illness worldwide and the most important emerging pathogens, causing …

Background Leptospirosis has emerged as an urban health problem as slum settlements
have rapidly spread worldwide and created conditions for rat-borne transmission …

A survey was conducted to identify reservoirs for urban leptospirosis in the city of Salvador,
Brazil. Sampling protocols were performed in the vicinity of households of severe …

Background Although previous data indicate that the overall incidence of human
leptospirosis in the Peruvian Amazon is similar in urban and rural sites, severe leptospirosis …