V Barragan, S Olivas, P Keim… - Applied and …, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
Exposure to soil or water contaminated with the urine of Leptospira-infected animals is the most common way in which humans contract leptospirosis. Entire populations can be at high …
R Thibeaux, D Girault, E Bierque… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Leptospirosis is an important environmental disease and a major threat to human health causing at least 1 million clinical infections annually. There has recently been a growing …
N Philip, N Bahtiar Affendy, SNA Ramli… - PLoS neglected …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Leptospirosis, commonly known as rat-urine disease, is a global but endemic zoonotic disease in the tropics. Despite the historical report of leptospirosis in Malaysia, the …
AG Schneider, A Casanovas-Massana… - PLoS neglected …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background Leptospirosis is an important zoonotic disease that causes considerable morbidity and mortality globally, primarily in residents of urban slums. While contact with …
N Philip, K Ahmed - Journal of Physiological Anthropology, 2023 - Springer
Among zoonotic infections, leptospirosis has a worldwide distribution and high prevalence in tropical regions. It has a broad clinical presentation from mild to severe, life-threatening …
NN Azhari, SNA Ramli, N Joseph, N Philip… - Acta Tropica, 2018 - Elsevier
Leptospirosis is caused by the spirochetal bacterium Leptospira of which rodents are considered the most important reservoir. This study aims to determine and characterize …
MHAA Rahman, SM Hairon, RA Hamat… - BMC Infectious …, 2018 - Springer
Background Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease associated with occupations which exposed workers to environments contaminated with urine of infected animals. The objective of this …
The diagnosis of leptospirosis remains a challenge due to its non-specific symptoms and the biphasic nature of the illness. A comprehensive diagnosis that includes both molecular …
JE Nally, Z Arent, DO Bayles, RL Hornsby… - PLoS neglected …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
The greater white-toothed shrew (Crocidura russula) is an invasive mammalian species that was first recorded in Ireland in 2007. It currently occupies an area of approximately 7,600 …