Fatal Rodentborne Leptospirosis in Prison Inmates, South Africa, 2015

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 f...

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Autores principales: Naidoo, Kovashnee, Moseley, Mark, McCarthy, Kerrigan, Chingonzoh, Ruvimbo, Lawrence, Charlene, Setshedi, Grace M., Frean, John, Rossouw, Jennifer
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020
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Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7181914/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32310070
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2605.191132
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author Naidoo, Kovashnee
Moseley, Mark
McCarthy, Kerrigan
Chingonzoh, Ruvimbo
Lawrence, Charlene
Setshedi, Grace M.
Frean, John
Rossouw, Jennifer
author_facet Naidoo, Kovashnee
Moseley, Mark
McCarthy, Kerrigan
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Setshedi, Grace M.
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description 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.
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spelling pubmed-71819142020-05-06 Fatal Rodentborne Leptospirosis in Prison Inmates, South Africa, 2015 Naidoo, Kovashnee Moseley, Mark McCarthy, Kerrigan Chingonzoh, Ruvimbo Lawrence, Charlene Setshedi, Grace M. Frean, John Rossouw, Jennifer Emerg Infect Dis Research Letter 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. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-05 /pmc/articles/PMC7181914/ /pubmed/32310070 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2605.191132 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Fatal Rodentborne Leptospirosis in Prison Inmates, South Africa, 2015
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