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 …

Urban Norway and black rats (Rattus norvegicus and Rattus rattus) are the source of a
number of pathogens responsible for significant human morbidity and mortality in cities …

A 14-year-old boy with severe combined immunodeficiency presented three times to a
medical facility over a period of 4 months with fever and headache that progressed to …

Background Leptospirosis has, traditionally, been considered a sporadic rural disease. We
describe a large urban outbreak of leptospirosis. Methods Active surveillance for …

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 …

Background Leptospirosis is a worldwide zoonotic infection that has been recognized for
decades, but the problem of the disease has not been fully addressed, particularly in …

Population growth and industrialization have led to a race for greater food and supply
productivity. As a result, the occupation and population of forest areas, contact with wildlife …

In the United States, there is a largely hidden burden of diseases caused by a group of
chronic and debilitating parasitic, bacterial, and congenital infections known as the …

Metabolic processes utilize a variety of differing and contrasting biochemical routes to
enable synthesis of degradation and activation or deactivation of substances; in addition …

Leptospirosis is probably the world′ s most widespread zoonosis. It remains
underdiagnosed largely due to the broad spectrum of signs and symptoms attributable to …