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Co-Radiation of Leptospira and Tenrecidae (Afrotheria) on Madagascar

  • Yann Gomard,
  • Steven M. Goodman,
  • Voahangy Soarimalala,
  • Magali Turpin,
  • Guenaëlle Lenclume,
  • Marion Ah-Vane,
  • Christopher D. Golden and
  • Pablo Tortosa

Leptospirosis is a bacterial zoonosis caused by pathogenic Leptospira that are maintained in the kidney lumen of infected animals acting as reservoirs and contaminating the environment via infected urine. The investigation of leptospirosis through a...

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  • Open Access
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Pathogenic Leptospira Species in Bats: Molecular Detection in a Colombian Cave

  • Carlos Ramiro Silva-Ramos,
  • Sandra M. Chala-Quintero,
  • Álvaro A. Faccini-Martínez,
  • Marylin Hidalgo,
  • Adriana del Pilar Pulido-Villamarín,
  • Jairo Pérez-Torres and
  • Claudia Cuervo

Leptospirosis is caused by pathogenic Leptospira spp., which can be found in nature among domestic and wild animals. In Colombia, the Macaregua cave is known for its bat richness; thus, because bats are reservoir hosts of human microbiological pathog...