Detection and genotyping of Leptospira spp. from the kidneys of a seemingly healthy pig slaughtered for human consumption | Zendy

Ashutosh Verma | Zendy; Esteban Soto | Zendy; Oscar Illanes | Zendy; Souvik Ghosh | Zendy; Carmen Fuentealba | Zendy

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Detection and genotyping of Leptospira spp. from the kidneys of a seemingly healthy pig slaughtered for human consumption

Author(s) -

Ashutosh Verma,

Esteban Soto,

Oscar Illanes,

Souvik Ghosh,

Carmen Fuentealba

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

the journal of infection in developing countries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 2036-6590

pISSN - 1972-2680

DOI - 10.3855/jidc.5727

Subject(s) - leptospira , leptospirosis , genotyping , multilocus sequence typing , biology , zoonosis , veterinary medicine , population , typing , pathogen , serotype , genotype , virology , microbiology and biotechnology , gene , genetics , medicine , environmental health

Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease caused by pathogenic Leptospira spp. Leptospirosis is maintained in an environment due to chronic kidney infection of a wide variety of domestic, peridomestic and wild reservoir mammals. In this study the role of pigs in maintenance of leptospires on the Caribbean island of St. Kitts was investigated.

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