Human Leptospirosis on Reunion Island, Indian Ocean: Are Rodents the (Only) Ones to Blame?

• Main Authors: Vanina Guernier (Author), Erwan Lagadec (Author), Colette Cordonin (Author), Gildas Le Minter (Author), Yann Gomard (Author), Frédéric Pagès (Author), Marie-Christine (Author), Alain Michault (Author), Pablo Tortosa (Author), Koussay Dellagi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:Although leptospirosis is a zoonosis of major concern on tropical islands, the molecular epidemiology of the disease aiming at linking human cases to specific animal reservoirs has been rarely explored within these peculiar ecosystems. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS:Five species of wild s...