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Fatal Rodentborne Leptospirosis in Prison Inmates, South Africa, 2015

Kovashnee Naidoo, Mark Moseley, Kerrigan McCarthy, Ruvimbo Chingonzoh, Charlene Lawrence, Grace M. Setshedi, John Frean, Jennifer Rossouw

2020Emerging infectious diseases20 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

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.

Topics & Concepts

LeptospirosisPrisonMedicineVirologyEnvironmental healthGeographyArchaeologyLeptospirosis research and findingsViral Infections and VectorsZoonotic diseases and public health
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