Fatal Rodentborne Leptospirosis in Prison Inmates, South Africa, 2015.
Emerg Infect Dis
; 26(5): 1033-1035, 2020 05.
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| ID: mdl-32310070
ABSTRACT
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.
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Leptospira
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Leptospira interrogans
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Leptospirose
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Animals
País como assunto:
Africa
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En
Ano de publicação:
2020
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Article