We surveyed reservoir animals of leptospires in the northern part of Miyazaki Prefecture, where a cluster of human leptospirosis had occurred during the summer of 2006. Leptospira was isolated from 6 of 57 large Japanese field mice (Apodemus speciosus). The serogroups of the isolates were Autumnalis (5 strains) and Hebdomadis (1 strain) and the partial nucleotide sequences of their flaB genes s...

Abstract Leptospirosis is an endemic zoonotic disease that distributed worldwide, which has the potential to have health and economic impacts. Leptospira spp. spiral-shaped capable of infecting mammals, including horses, may result in asymptomatic or clinical forms. Therefore, current study aimed analyze frequency anti-Leptospira antibodies serum samples from horses Santarém, Pará, Brazil. For ...

Canine leptospirosis is a zoonosis caused by bacteria belonging to the genus Leptospira. Dogs are one of animal species involved in cycle preservation and transmission urban areas. Serological testing for presence specific antibodies against Leptospira spp. dogs was continuously performed between 2010 2020 city Belgrade. At request owners themselves, other veterinary laboratories or laboratory ...

Leptospirosis is considered a neglected infectious disease of human and veterinary concern. Although extensive investigations on host-pathogen interactions have been pursued by several research groups, mechanisms of infection, invasion and persistence of pathogenic Leptospira spp. remain to be elucidated. We have reported the ability of leptospires to bind human plasminogen (PLG) and to generat...

Leptospirosis is a globally important zoonotic disease and an important public health problem in developing countries. Early diagnosis is essential because antibiotic treatment is most effective when initiated early in the course of the disease. Culture and the microscopic agglutination test are gold standard methods for leptospirosis diagnosis; however, they are not useful for early diagnosis....

Leptospirosis, caused by pathogenic Leptospira spp., is recognized as an important emerging zoonotic disease throughout the world. In this study, multiple approaches were used to characterize the recently discovered serovar Heyan strain L231. This strain can infect guinea pigs and belonged to the pathogenic species L. weilii. Genome sequencing analysis revealed the draft genome of 4.2 M bp with...