Animal leptospirosis in Latin America and the Caribbean countries: reported outbreaks and literature review (2002–2014)

J Petrakovsky, A Bianchi, H Fisun… - International journal of …, 2014 - mdpi.com
Leptospirosis is a worldwide zoonotic disease whose transmission is linked through multiple
factors in the animal-human-ecosystem interface. The data on leptospirosis reported to the …

A systematic review of leptospirosis on dogs, pigs, and horses in Latin America

PS Pinto, H Libonati, W Lilenbaum - Tropical animal health and …, 2017 - Springer
Leptospirosis is a worldwide zoonosis which can affect many species. Control programs
need accurate diagnosis to be successful, and currently, diagnosis relies on serology. It …

Bovine leptospirosis: Prevalence, associated risk factors for infection and their cause-effect relation

JF Fávero, HL de Araújo, W Lilenbaum… - Microbial …, 2017 - Elsevier
Leptospirosis is a cosmopolitan infectious disease that causes severe reproductive
disorders in cattle, especially those related to abortion. This disease has rodents as main …

Urinary PCR as an increasingly useful tool for an accurate diagnosis of leptospirosis in livestock

C Hamond, G Martins, AP Loureiro, C Pestana… - Veterinary research …, 2014 - Springer
The aim of the present study was to consider the wide usage of urinary PCR as an
increasingly useful tool for an accurate diagnosis of leptospirosis in livestock. A total of 512 …

Leptospirosis: current situation and trends of specific laboratory tests

S Schreier, G Doungchawee, S Chadsuthi… - Expert review of …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Leptospirosis is re-emerging as a worldwide zoonosis and is caused by bacteria of the
genus Leptospira. Human leptospirosis is associated with high temperature and humidity …

[HTML][HTML] Isolation and molecular characterization of Leptospira interrogans and Leptospira borgpetersenii isolates from the urban rat populations of Kuala Lumpur …

D Benacer, SNM Zain, F Amran… - The American journal …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Rats are considered the principal maintenance hosts of Leptospira. The objectives of this
study were isolation and identification of Leptospira serovars circulating among urban rat …

Determination of Leptospira borgpetersenii serovar Javanica and Leptospira interrogans serovar Bataviae as the persistent Leptospira serovars circulating in the …

D Benacer, SN Mohd Zain, SZ Sim… - Parasites & vectors, 2016 - Springer
Background Leptospirosis is an emerging infectious disease of global significance, and is
endemic in tropical countries, including Malaysia. Over the last decade, a dramatic increase …

A systematic review on the microscopic agglutination test seroepidemiology of bovine leptospirosis in Latin America

P da Silva Pinto, H Libonati, B Penna… - Tropical animal health …, 2016 - Springer
The diagnosis of leptospirosis commonly relies on serology, which has three issues that are
referred: the sampling, the antigen panel, and the cutoff point. We propose a systematic …

Identification of Pathogenic Leptospira kirschneri Serogroup Grippotyphosa in Water Voles (Arvicola terrestris) from Ruminant Pastures in Puy-de-Dôme, Central …

E Harran, A Pinot, A Kodjo, Z Djelouadji, M Le Gudayer… - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
Rodents are the primary reservoirs for pathogenic Leptospira species, which cause
leptospirosis. Among the key potential carriers are water voles, whose population outbreaks …

Investigation of chronic infection by Leptospira spp. in asymptomatic sheep slaughtered in slaughterhouse

DS Almeida, LN Paz, DS de Oliveira, DN Silva… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
The study aimed to evaluate the histopathological characteristics of renal lesions in
chronically infected sheep and with low titers of anti-Leptospira antibodies from a …