[HTML][HTML] A systematic review of Leptospira in water and soil environments

E Bierque, R Thibeaux, D Girault, ME Soupé-Gilbert… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Leptospirosis, caused by pathogenic Leptospira, is a zoonosis of global
distribution. This infectious disease is mainly transmitted by indirect exposure to urine of …

Critical knowledge gaps in our understanding of environmental cycling and transmission of Leptospira spp

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Biodiversity of Environmental Leptospira: Improving Identification and Revisiting the Diagnosis

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Leptospira interrogans  and Leptospira kirschneri are the dominant Leptospira species causing human leptospirosis in Central Malaysia

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Quantification of pathogenic Leptospira in the soils of a Brazilian urban slum

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Leptospirosis in Malaysia: current status, insights, and future prospects

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 …

Molecular characterization of pathogenic Leptospira sp. in small mammals captured from the human leptospirosis suspected areas of Selangor state, Malaysia

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Seroprevalence and distribution of leptospirosis serovars among wet market workers in northeastern, Malaysia: a cross sectional study

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Combined PCR and MAT improves the early diagnosis of the biphasic illness leptospirosis

N Philip, NB Affendy, SN Masri, MY Yuhana, LTL Than… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Emerging Infectious Disease Implications of Invasive Mammalian Species: The Greater White-Toothed Shrew (Crocidura russula) Is Associated With a Novel Serovar of …

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 …