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Genetic Diversity of Leptospira Strains Circulating in Humans and in Free-Ranging Rats Indicates That Rats Are Not Sources of Human Leptospiroses in Hungary 2022-2025.
Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) - 10 Jul 2026
Locsmándi Gabriella, Kádár-Hürkecz Enikő, Kienle Zsuzsa, Tárnoki-Boross Katalin, Sima Krisztina, Erdősi Tímea, Egyed László
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One hundred and ninety free-ranging rat individuals from dozens of sampling areas (towns, farms, villages) were investigated for Leptospira infections. From the renal tissues (kidneys and urinary bladders), DNA was extracted, and the samples were screened by an lfb1-specific PCR assay. The PCR products were sequenced. One hundred and three (54.2%) of the samples proved to be positive. All detected Leptospires...
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