Emerging infectious diseases · 2018 · 32 citations · 10 references
Veterinary MedicineInfectious DiseasesVeterinary EpidemiologyEmerging Infectious DiseasesParasitologyZoonotic Disease EpidemiologyDisease EcologyReservoir Host EcologyReservoir Host EpidemiologyRodent Infectious DiseasesWildlife Reservoir HostsZoonotic Disease SurveillanceCross-species Transmission DetectionInfectious Disease EcologyRegional Prevalence EstimatesReservoir Host AnalysisReservoir Host Community EcologyReservoir Host InteractionsReservoir Host MonitoringRodent Pathogen Epidemiology
We identified mixed infections of pathogenic Leptospira in small mammals across a landscape-scale study area in Madagascar by using primers targeting different Leptospira spp. Using targeted primers increased prevalence estimates and evidence for transmission between endemic and invasive hosts. Future studies should assess rodentborne transmission of Leptospira to humans.
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A quantitative PCR (TaqMan) assay for pathogenic Leptospira spp
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