Fatal Rodentborne Leptospirosis in Prison Inmates, South Africa, 2015

Naidoo, Kovashnee; Moseley, Mark; McCarthy, Kerrigan; Chingonzoh, Ruvimbo; Lawrence, Charlene; Setshedi, Grace M.; Frean, John; Rossouw, Jennifer

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Fatal Rodentborne Leptospirosis in Prison Inmates, South Africa, 2015

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May 2020
By Naidoo, Kovashnee ; Moseley, Mark ; McCarthy, Kerrigan ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Naidoo, Kovashnee ; Moseley, Mark ; McCarthy, Kerrigan ; Chingonzoh, Ruvimbo ; Lawrence, Charlene ; Setshedi, Grace M. ; Frean, John ; Rossouw, Jennifer
Description:

Leptospirosis is a neglected zoonotic disease. In 2015, leptospirosis was diagnosed in 2 prison inmates in South Africa. Using real-time PCR and DNA sequencing, we identified Leptospira interrogans serogroup Icterohaemorrhagiae in rodents and water samples within the prison. Leptospirosis might be frequently underdiagnosed in South Africa.
Subjects:

Animals Leptospira Leptospira Interrogans Leptospirosis Prisons Serogroup Zoonoses
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 26(5):1033-1035
Pubmed ID:

32310070
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC7181914
Document Type:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

South Africa
Location:

Africa
Volume:

26
Issue:

5
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:c3f026ffc4498b2e6d53c71facdb8f809b01e390ff4083c4c099ab4fb427d373
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