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A first insight into the genomic diversity of Leptospira strains isolated from patients in Cuba.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2020
Noda Angel A, Grillová Linda, Mariet Jean-Francois, Paiffer Nadiezda B, Ruiz Yanet C, Rodríguez Islay, Echevarría Eduardo, Obregón Ana Margarita, Lienhard Reto, Picardeau Mathieu
Abstract excerpt
Leptospirosis is a neglected disease causing severe infections in humans and animals. Due in part to misdiagnosis, this infectious disease results in nearly 60,000 deaths per year around the globe. This study represents the first effort to describe the diversity of pathogenic Leptospira in Cuba based on whole-genome sequencing. We have collected nineteen whole-blood samples from patients that were diagnosed as...
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