Human leptospirosis cases and the prevalence of rats harbouring Leptospira interrogans in urban areas of Tokyo, Japan.
J Med Microbiol
; 58(Pt 9): 1227-1230, 2009 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-19528143
Thirteen patients with leptospirosis were identified, as confirmed by laboratory analysis during the last 5 years in our laboratory, who came from urban areas of Tokyo, Japan. All of the patients came into contact with rats before the onset of illness. Seventeen per cent of Norway rats captured in the inner cities of Tokyo carried leptospires in their kidneys. Most of these rat isolates were Leptospira interrogans serovar Copenhageni/Icterohaemorrhagiae. Antibodies against these serovars and their DNA were detected in the patients. This suggests that rats are important reservoirs of leptospirosis, and that rat-borne leptospires occur in urban areas of Tokyo.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Base de données:
MEDLINE
Sujet principal:
Rats
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Leptospira interrogans
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Leptospirose
Type d'étude:
Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limites:
Animals
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Humans
Pays/Région comme sujet:
Asia
Langue:
En
Journal:
J Med Microbiol
Année:
2009
Type de document:
Article
Pays d'affiliation:
Japon
Pays de publication:
Royaume-Uni