Sero-prevalence of anti-Leptospira antibodies and associated risk factors in rural Rwanda: A cross-sectional study.

• Main Authors: Etienne Ntabanganyimana (Author), Robert Giraneza (Author), Vincent Dusabejambo (Author), Appolinaire Bizimana (Author), Camila Hamond (Author), Augustin Iyamuremye (Author), Placide Nshizirungu (Author), Raphael Uzabakiriho (Author), Marc Munyengabe (Author), Elsio A Wunder (Author), Cameron Page (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease transmitted through the urine of wild and domestic animals, and is responsible for over 50,000 deaths each year. In East Africa, prevalence varies greatly, from as low as 7% in Kenya to 37% in Somalia. Transmission epidemiology also...