Leptospira infection in rats: A literature review of global prevalence and distribution

Association of rodent-borne Leptospira spp. with urban environments in Malaysian Borneo

(2019) Kim R. Blasdell et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Molecular Epidemiological Survey of Leptospira Infection of Wild Rodents in the Urban Settlement of Cambodia

(2018) Yoshiko Kudo et al.   VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES

Assessment of animal hosts of pathogenic Leptospira in northern Tanzania

(2018) Kathryn J. Allan et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Human leptospirosis cases in Palermo Italy. The role of rodents and climate

(2018) Maria Vitale et al.   Journal of Infection and Public Health

A survey of zoonotic pathogens carried by house mouse and black rat populations in Yucatan, Mexico

(2017) J. A. PANTI-MAY et al.   EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION

Virulence of the zoonotic agent of leptospirosis: still terra incognita?

(2017) Mathieu Picardeau   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Serosurvey of Leptospira spp. and Toxoplasma gondii in rats captured from two zoos in Southern Brazil

(2017) Maysa Pellizzaro et al.   Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Leptospira Species in Feral Cats and Black Rats from Western Australia and Christmas Island

(2017) Narelle A. Dybing et al.   VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES

Risk factors of Leptospira infection in Mediterranean periurban micromammals

(2017) J. Millán et al.   Zoonoses and Public Health

Leptospira diversity in animals and humans in Tahiti, French Polynesia

(2017) Vanina Guernier et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Human leptospirosis in Seychelles: A prospective study confirms the heavy burden of the disease but suggests that rats are not the main reservoir

(2017) Leon Biscornet et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Population genetics, community of parasites, and resistance to rodenticides in an urban brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) population

(2017) Amélie Desvars-Larrive et al.   PLoS One

Leptospirosis Seroprevalence Among Blue Metal Mine Workers of Tamil Nadu, India

(2016) Sakkarai Mohamed Asha Parveen et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE

Leptospira in breast tissue and milk of urban Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus)

(2016) D. DE OLIVEIRA et al.   EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION

Determination of Leptospira borgpetersenii serovar Javanica and Leptospira interrogans serovar Bataviae as the persistent Leptospira serovars circulating in the urban rat populations in Peninsular Malaysia

(2016) Douadi Benacer et al.   Parasites & Vectors

Survey for zoonotic pathogens in Norway rat populations from Europe

(2016) Elisa Heuser et al.   PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

First histopathological study in kidneys of rodents naturally infected with Leptospira pathogenic species from Yucatan, Mexico

(2016) Marco Torres-Castro et al.   Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine

Identification of Tenrec ecaudatus, a Wild Mammal Introduced to Mayotte Island, as a Reservoir of the Newly Identified Human Pathogenic Leptospira mayottensis

(2016) Erwan Lagadec et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

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

(2016) Vanina Guernier et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

High Leptospira Diversity in Animals and Humans Complicates the Search for Common Reservoirs of Human Disease in Rural Ecuador

(2016) Veronica Barragan et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

First Observation ofLeptospira interrogansin the Lungs ofRattus norvegicus

(2016) Anne-Laure Zilber et al.   Biomed Research International

Environmental factors and public health policy associated with human and rodent infection by leptospirosis: a land cover-based study in Nan province, Thailand

(2015) P. DELLA ROSSA et al.   EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION

Investigation of a leptospirosis outbreak in triathlon participants, Réunion Island, 2013

(2015) F. PAGÈS et al.   EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION

The usefulness of semi-solid medium in the isolation of highly virulentLeptospirastrains from wild rats in an urban area of Fukuoka, Japan

(2015) Mitsumasa Saito et al.   MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY

Distribution of Leptospira interrogans by Multispacer Sequence Typing in Urban Norway Rats (Rattus norvegicus): A Survey in France in 2011-2013

(2015) Florence Ayral et al.   PLoS One

Leptospirosis in animals and human contacts in Egypt: broad range surveillance

(2015) Ahmed Samir et al.   Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

A Survey of Zoonotic Pathogens Carried by Non-Indigenous Rodents at the Interface of the Wet Tropics of North Queensland, Australia

(2015) S. Chakma et al.   Transboundary and Emerging Diseases

Highly PathogenicLeptospiraFound in Urban Brown Rats (Rattus norvegicus) in the Largest Cities of Sweden

(2015) Tanja M. Strand et al.   VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES

How Important Are Rats As Vectors of Leptospirosis in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam?

(2015) Hoang Kim Loan et al.   VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES

Genetic variation of Leptospira isolated from rats catched in Yogyakarta Indonesia

(2015) Hadi Sumanta et al.   Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine

Predominant Leptospiral Serogroups Circulating among Humans, Livestock and Wildlife in Katavi-Rukwa Ecosystem, Tanzania

(2015) Justine A. Assenga et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Global Morbidity and Mortality of Leptospirosis: A Systematic Review

(2015) Federico Costa et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Is it too cold forLeptospira interrroganstransmission on the Faroese Islands?

(2015) Per M. Jensen et al.   Infectious Diseases

Household Characteristics Associated with Rodent Presence and Leptospira Infection in Rural and Urban Communities from Southern Chile

(2014) Claudia Muñoz-Zanzi et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE

The relationship between socioeconomic indices and potentially zoonotic pathogens carried by wild Norway rats: a survey in Rhône, France (2010–2012)

(2014) F. AYRAL et al.   EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION

Prevalence of leptospirosis among dogs and rodents and their possible role in human leptospirosis from Mumbai, India

(2014) D Patil et al.   Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Prevalence of Antibodies to Leptospira in Wild Mammals Trapped on Livestock Farms in Ontario, Canada

(2014) Samantha E. Allen et al.   JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE DISEASES

The Characteristics of Wild Rat (Rattus spp.) Populations from an Inner-City Neighborhood with a Focus on Factors Critical to the Understanding of Rat-Associated Zoonoses

(2014) Chelsea G. Himsworth et al.   PLoS One

Direct Detection and Differentiation of Pathogenic Leptospira Species Using a Multi-Gene Targeted Real Time PCR Approach

(2014) Ana Sofia Ferreira et al.   PLoS One

Serology, isolation, and molecular detection of Leptospira spp. from the tissues and blood of rats captured in a wild animal preservation centre in Brazil

(2014) Mirian dos Santos Paixão et al.   PREVENTIVE VETERINARY MEDICINE

Detection of Zoonotic Pathogens and Characterization of Novel Viruses Carried by Commensal Rattus norvegicus in New York City

(2014) C. Firth et al.   mBio

Epidemiology of Leptospira Transmitted by Rodents in Southeast Asia

(2014) Jean-François Cosson et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Isolation and Molecular Characterization of Leptospira interrogans and Leptospira borgpetersenii Isolates from the Urban Rat Populations of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

(2013) Douadi Benacer et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE

Urban Leptospirosis in Africa: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Leptospira Infection in Rodents in the Kibera Urban Settlement, Nairobi, Kenya

(2013) Jo E. B. Halliday et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE

Source tracking of human leptospirosis: serotyping and genotyping of Leptospira isolated from rodents in the epidemic area of Guizhou province, China

(2013) Shijun Li et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

The panorama of animal leptospirosis in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, regarding the seroepidemiology of the infection in tropical regions

(2013) Gabriel Martins et al.   BMC Veterinary Research

Serological Surveillance of Scrub Typhus, Murine Typhus, and Leptospirosis in Small Mammals Captured at Twin Bridges Training Area, Gyeonggi Province, Republic of Korea, 2005–2007

(2013) William J. Sames et al.   MILITARY MEDICINE

Leptospirosis risk increases with changes in species composition of rat populations

(2013) Jörn Theuerkauf et al.   NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN

Leptospirosis in pigs, dogs, rodents, humans, and water in an area of the Colombian tropics

(2013) Alfonso Calderón et al.   TROPICAL ANIMAL HEALTH AND PRODUCTION

Infections by Leptospira interrogans, Seoul Virus, and Bartonella spp. Among Norway Rats (Rattus norvegicus) from the Urban Slum Environment in Brazil

(2013) Federico Costa et al.   VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES

Ecology of Leptospira interrogans in Norway Rats (Rattus norvegicus) in an Inner-City Neighborhood of Vancouver, Canada

(2013) Chelsea G. Himsworth et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Leptospira Infection Prevalence in Small Mammal Host Populations on Three Hawaiian Islands

(2012) Mayee Wong et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE

Leptospira and Rodents in Cambodia: Environmental Determinants of Infection

(2012) Svilena Ivanova et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE

Cross-Sectional Study of Leptospira Seroprevalence in Humans, Rats, Mice, and Dogs in a Main Tropical Sea-Port City

(2012) Claudia M. E. Romero-Vivas et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE

Endemicity of leptospirosis in domestic and wild animal species from Reunion Island (Indian Ocean)

(2012) A. DESVARS et al.   EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION

A survey of rodent-borne pathogens carried by wild Rattus spp. in Northern Vietnam

(2012) T. KOMA et al.   EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION

Strikes, flooding, rats, and leptospirosis in Marseille, France

(2011) Cristina Socolovschi et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Prevalence and Carrier Status of Leptospirosis in Smallholder Dairy Cattle and Peridomestic Rodents in Kandy, Sri Lanka

(2011) Chandika D. Gamage et al.   VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES

High prevalence of pathogenic Leptospira in wild and domesticated animals in an endemic area of China

(2011) Wang Yalin et al.   Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine

Rodent Abundance Dynamics and Leptospirosis Carriage in an Area of Hyper-Endemicity in New Caledonia

(2011) Julie Perez et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Serologic and Molecular Studies of Leptospira and Leptospirosis among Rats in the Philippines

(2010) Sharon Y. A. M. Villanueva et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE

Revisiting the taxonomy of the Rattini tribe: a phylogeny-based delimitation of species boundaries

(2010) Marie Pagès et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Animal leptospirosis in small tropical areas

(2010) A. DESVARS et al.   EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION

First Isolation and Direct Evidence for the Existence of Large Small-Mammal Reservoirs of Leptospira sp. in Madagascar

(2010) Soanandrasana Rahelinirina et al.   PLoS One

Human Leptospira interrogans serogroup icterohaemorrhagiae infection (Weil's disease) acquired from pet rats

(2010) C. M. Gaudie et al.   VETERINARY RECORD

Prevalence of Leptospira spp. in Urban Rodents from a Groceries Trade Center of Medellín, Colombia

(2009) Piedad Agudelo-Flórez et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE

Characterization of Leptospira borgpetersenii isolates from field rats (Rattus norvegicus) by 16S rRNA and lipL32 gene sequencing

(2009) Kumaresan Vedhagiri et al.   BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY

Serovars of Leptospira isolated from dogs and rodents

(2009) S. M. SUEPAUL et al.   EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION

High prevalence of Leptospira spp. in sewer rats ( Rattus norvegicus)

(2009) L. H. KRØJGAARD et al.   EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION

Human leptospirosis cases and the prevalence of rats harbouring Leptospira interrogans in urban areas of Tokyo, Japan

(2009) N. Koizumi et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Serological Surveillance of Scrub Typhus, Murine Typhus, and Leptospirosis in Small Mammals Captured at Firing Points 10 and 60, Gyeonggi Province, Republic of Korea, 2001–2005

(2009) Monica L. O'Guinn et al.   VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES

Carriage of Leptospira interrogans among domestic rats from an urban setting highly endemic for leptospirosis in Brazil

(2008) Marcos Tucunduva de Faria et al.   ACTA TROPICA

Leptospira exposure in the human environment in France: A survey in feral rodents and in fresh water

(2008) F. Aviat et al.   COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Human Leptospirosis Caused by a New, Antigenically Unique Leptospira Associated with a Rattus Species Reservoir in the Peruvian Amazon

(2008) Michael A. Matthias et al.   PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Detection and characterization of Leptospira interrogans isolates from pet rats belonging to a human immunodeficiency virus-positive patient with leptospirosis

(2007) B. Guerra et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY