Background Although the assessment of disease burden should be a priority for allocating
resources, leptospirosis is grossly underestimated despite its true burden in Sri Lanka. This …

Leptospirosis is a globally important neglected zoonotic disease. Previous data suggest that
a family of virulence-modifying (VM) proteins (PF07598) is a distinctive feature of group I …

Several researchers had carried out investigations on the possibility of existence of Weil's
disease in Andaman Islands during early 20 th century. The first report of a series of …

Background The emergence of leptospirosis-associated severe pulmonary hemorrhagic
syndrome (SPHS) with high case fatality has been reported from many countries …

Mechanisms of leptospirosis pathogenesis remain unclear despite the identification of a
number of potential leptospiral virulence factors. We recently demonstrated potential …

Background Leptospirosis is a common zoonotic infection in the world. In patients with
leptospirosis, in case of presence of Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) …

Leptospirosis is an important but neglected zoonotic disease that is often overlooked in
Africa. Although comprehensive data on the incidence of human disease are lacking, robust …

Leptospirosis is an important but neglected zoonotic disease that is often overlooked in
Africa. Although comprehensive data on the incidence of human disease are lacking, robust …

Introduction: Leptospirosis presenting with renal failure is often accompanied by pulmonary
hemorrhage and carries a high mortality despite standard therapy. There is increasing …

Conclusions This death warrants the need of constant use of our knowledge in General
Medicine, together with our specific knowledge which is confined to a particular specialty …