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Assessment of animal hosts of pathogenic Leptospira in northern Tanzania.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Jun 2018
Allan Kathryn J, Halliday Jo E B, Moseley Mark, Carter Ryan W, Ahmed Ahmed, Goris Marga G A, Hartskeerl Rudy A, Keyyu Julius, Kibona Tito, Maro Venance P, Maze Michael J, Mmbaga Blandina T, Tarimo Rigobert, Crump John A, Cleaveland Sarah
Abstract excerpt
Leptospirosis is a zoonotic bacterial disease that affects more than one million people worldwide each year. Human infection is acquired through direct or indirect contact with the urine of an infected animal. A wide range of animals including rodents and livestock may shed Leptospira bacteria and act as a source of infection for people. In the Kilimanjaro Region of northern Tanzania, leptospirosis is an...
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