Isolation and characterization of new Leptospira genotypes from patients in Mayotte (Indian Ocean).

BACKGROUND: Leptospirosis has been implicated as a severe and fatal form of disease in Mayotte, a French-administrated territory located in the Comoros archipelago (southwestern Indian Ocean). To date, Leptospira isolates have never been isolated in this endemic region. METHODS AND FINDINGS: Leptosp...

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Main Authors: Pascale Bourhy, Louis Collet, Sabine Clément, Michel Huerre, Patrick Ave, Claude Giry, François Pettinelli, Mathieu Picardeau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2889827?pdf=render