Leptospirosis in humans

DA Haake, PN Levett - Leptospira and leptospirosis, 2015 - Springer
Leptospirosis is a widespread and potentially fatal zoonosis that is endemic in many tropical
regions and causes large epidemics after heavy rainfall and flooding. Infection results from …

Leptospira and leptospirosis

B Adler, A de la Peña Moctezuma - Veterinary microbiology, 2010 - Elsevier
Leptospirosis is the most wide spread zoonosis worldwide; it is present in all continents
except Antarctica and evidence for the carriage of Leptospira has been found in virtually all …

Leptospirosis: a zoonotic disease of global importance

AR Bharti, JE Nally, JN Ricaldi, MA Matthias… - The Lancet infectious …, 2003 - thelancet.com
In the past decade, leptospirosis has emerged as a globally important infectious disease. It
occurs in urban environments of industrialised and developing countries, as well as in rural …

Leptospiral lipopolysaccharide activates cells through a TLR2-dependent mechanism

C Werts, RI Tapping, JC Mathison, TH Chuang… - Nature …, 2001 - nature.com
Leptospira interrogans are zoonotic pathogens that have been linked to a recent increased
incidence of morbidity and mortality in highly populated tropical urban centers. They are …

[HTML][HTML] Overview of the epidemiology, microbiology, and pathogenesis of Leptospira spp. in humans

R Plank, D Dean - Microbes and infection, 2000 - Elsevier
Leptospirosis is probably the world′ s most widespread zoonosis. It remains
underdiagnosed largely due to the broad spectrum of signs and symptoms attributable to …

Continuing challenge of infectious diseases in India

TJ John, L Dandona, VP Sharma, M Kakkar - The Lancet, 2011 - thelancet.com
In India, the range and burden of infectious diseases are enormous. The administrative
responsibilities of the health system are shared between the central (federal) and state …

[HTML][HTML] Leptospirosis in India and the rest of the world

RS Rao, N Gupta, P Bhalla, SK Agarwal - Brazilian Journal of …, 2003 - SciELO Brasil
Leptospirosis is an acute anthropo-zoonotic infection of worldwide significance caused by
spirochaete Leptospira interrogans which has 23 serogroups and> 200 serovars. Various …

Current methods for the diagnosis of leptospirosis: Issues and challenges

GV Pinto, K Senthilkumar, P Rai, SP Kabekkodu… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Leptospirosis is a re-emerging anthropo-zoonotic infection of worldwide significance caused
by the pathogenic spirochete (Leptospira interrogans) of the genus Leptospira, predominant …

Infectious uveitis in horses and new insights in its leptospiral biofilm-related pathogenesis

B Wollanke, H Gerhards, K Ackermann - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Uveitis is a sight-threatening eye disease in equids known worldwide that leads to
considerable pain and suffering. By far the most common type of uveitis in Germany and …

[PDF][PDF] Epidemiología de la leptospirosis en una zona andina de producción pecuaria

JE Ochoa, A Sánchez, I Ruiz - Revista Panamericana de …, 2000 - SciELO Public Health
Se realizó un estudio transversal con el objetivo de estimar la prevalencia de la infección
por Leptospira en las poblaciones de operarios, bovinos y porcinos de explotaciones …