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.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1033-1055 |
Number of pages | 23 |
Journal | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 5 |
Early online date | 6 Apr 2020 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - May 2020 |
Bibliographical note
This work was supported by a Royal Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene small grant (grant no. GR000556) and by a Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council EastBIO DTP award (grant no. BB/M010996/1 to M.M.).Fingerprint
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Mark Moseley
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