Seroprevalence of leptospiral antibodies in rodents from riverside communities of Santa Fe, Argentina.

• Main Authors: Tamara Ricardo (Author), Paulina Jacob (Author), Yosena Chiani (Author), María Fernanda Schmeling (Author), Paula Cornejo (Author), Agustina Alejandra Ojeda (Author), Pablo Vicente Teta (Author), Norma Bibiana Vanasco (Author), María Andrea Previtali (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease that can be transmitted by contact with the urine of infected mammals. Rodents play a mayor role in the transmission of leptospires to humans. The province of Santa Fe reports the greatest number of cases in Argentina. Yet, in this r...