Urinary shedding of pathogenic Leptospira in stray dogs and cats, Algiers: A prospective study.

Leptospirosis is an important worldwide zoonosis. This disease is caused by pathogenic species of the genus Leptospira which are maintained in the environment via chronic renal infection of carrier animals which can be asymptomatic excretors of the organisms in their urines and become a source of in...

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Main Authors: Sara Zaidi, Amar Bouam, Amina Bessas, Djamila Hezil, Hicham Ghaoui, Khatima Ait-Oudhia, Michel Drancourt, Idir Bitam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5955589?pdf=render