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Isolation and characterization of new Leptospira genotypes from patients in Mayotte (Indian Ocean).
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 22 Jun 2010
Bourhy Pascale, Collet Louis, Clément Sabine, Huerre Michel, Ave Patrick, Giry Claude, Pettinelli François, Picardeau Mathieu
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BACKGROUND: Leptospirosis has been implicated as a severe and fatal form of disease in Mayotte, a French-administrated territory located in the Comoros archipelago (southwestern Indian Ocean). To date, Leptospira isolates have never been isolated in this endemic region. METHODS AND FINDINGS: Leptospires were isolated from blood samples from 22 patients with febrile illness during a 17-month period after a...
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