Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Fatal Rodentborne Leptospirosis in Prison Inmates, South Africa, 2015.
- Journal:
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Year:
- 2020
- Authors:
- Naidoo, Kovashnee et al.
Abstract
Leptospirosis is a neglected zoonotic disease. In 2015, leptospirosis was diagnosed in 2 prison inmates in South Africa. Using real-time PCR and DNA sequencing, we identified Leptospira interrogans serogroup Icterohaemorrhagiae in rodents and water samples within the prison. Leptospirosis might be frequently underdiagnosed in South Africa.
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