Ecology and distribution of Leptospira spp., reservoir hosts and environmental interaction in Sri Lanka, with identification of a new strain.

• Main Authors: Vincent Sluydts (Author), Siriwardana Rampalage Sarathchandra (Author), Anna Pia Piscitelli (Author), Natalie Van Houtte (Author), Sophie Gryseels (Author), Anne Mayer-Scholl (Author), Nadja Seyhan Bier (Author), Nyo Me Htwe (Author), Jens Jacob (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Leptospirosis is a neglected zoonotic disease and one of the leading causes of zoonotic morbidity and mortality, particularly in resource-poor settings. Sri Lanka has one of the highest disease burdens worldwide, with occasional endemic leptospirosis outbreaks (2008, 2011). Rodents are considered th...