High Prevalence of Intermediate Leptospira spp. DNA in Febrile Humans from Urban and Rural Ecuador

High Prevalence of Intermediate Leptospira spp. DNA in Febrile Humans from Urban and Rural Ecuador

Leptospira spp., which comprise 3 clusters (pathogenic, saprophytic, and intermediate) that vary in pathogenicity, infect >1 million persons worldwide each year. The disease burden of the intermediate leptospires is unclear. To increase knowledge of this cluster, we used new molecular approaches...

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Main Authors: Jorge Chiriboga, Verónica Barragan, Gabriela Arroyo, Andrea Sosa, Dawn N. Birdsell, Karool España, Ana Mora, Emilia Espín, María Eugenia Mejía, Melba Morales, Carmina Pinargote, Manuel Gonzalez, Rudy Hartskeerl, Paul Keim, Gustavo Bretas, Joseph N.S. Eisenberg, Gabriel Trueba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Leptospira spp.
Ecuador
intermediate cluster
intermediate species
fever
carrier animals
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/12/14-0659_article

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