Leptospirosis in Urban Wild Boars, Berlin, Germany

Jansen, Andreas; Luge, Enno; Guerra, Beatriz; Wittschen, Petra; Gruber, Achim D.; Loddenkemper, Christoph; Schneider, Thomas; Lierz, Michael; Ehlert, Derk; Appel, Bernd; Stark, Klaus; Nöckler, Karsten

doi:10.3201/eid1305.061302

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Leptospirosis in Urban Wild Boars, Berlin, Germany

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May 2007
By Jansen, Andreas ; Luge, Enno ; Guerra, Beatriz ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Jansen, Andreas ; Luge, Enno ; Guerra, Beatriz ; Wittschen, Petra ; Gruber, Achim D. ; Loddenkemper, Christoph ; Schneider, Thomas ; Lierz, Michael ; Ehlert, Derk ; Appel, Bernd ; Stark, Klaus ; Nöckler, Karsten
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We found antibodies to leptospires in 25 (18%) of 141 wild boars from Berlin (95% confidence interval 12-25). Seropositivity was associated with chronic interstitial nephritis (odds ratio 10.5; p=0.01), and leptospires were detected in kidney tissues. Wild boars represent a potential source for human leptospirosis in urban environments.
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Animals Antibodies, Bacterial Berlin Disease Reservoirs Dispatch Female Humans Leptospirosis Male Seroepidemiologic Studies Serologic Tests Sus Scrofa Swine Diseases Urban Wildlife Zoonoses
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Emerg Infect Dis. 13(5):739-742.
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13
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5
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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