Isolation and characterization of new Leptospira genotypes from patients in Mayotte (Indian Ocean).

• Main Authors: Pascale Bourhy (Author), Louis Collet (Author), Sabine Clément (Author), Michel Huerre (Author), Patrick Ave (Author), Claude Giry (Author), François Pettinelli (Author), Mathieu Picardeau (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Leptospirosis has been implicated as a severe and fatal form of disease in Mayotte, a French-administrated territory located in the Comoros archipelago (southwestern Indian Ocean). To date, Leptospira isolates have never been isolated in this endemic region. METHODS AND FINDINGS: Leptosp...