Leptospirosis and the environment: A review and future directions

EA Bradley, G Lockaby - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease of global importance with significant morbidity and
mortality. However, the disease is frequently overlooked and underdiagnosed, leading to …

Leptospiral infection, pathogenesis and its diagnosis—A review

AV Samrot, TC Sean, KS Bhavya, CS Sahithya… - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Leptospirosis is a perplexing conundrum for many. In the existing literature, the
pathophysiological mechanisms pertaining to leptospirosis is still not understood in full …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic literature review of leptospirosis outbreaks worldwide, 1970–2012

C Munoz-Zanzi, E Groene… - … de Salud Pública, 2020 - SciELO Public Health
Objective. This review describes the geographic and temporal distribution of, detection
methods for, and other epidemiological features of published leptospirosis outbreaks, with …

[HTML][HTML] Leptospirosis and coinfection: should we be concerned?

A Md-Lasim, FS Mohd-Taib, M Abdul-Halim… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Pathogenic Leptospira is the causative agent of leptospirosis, an emerging zoonotic disease
affecting animals and humans worldwide. The risk of host infection following interaction with …

Environmental and occupational factors associated with leptospirosis: a systematic review

M Baharom, N Ahmad, R Hod, MH Ja'afar, FS Arsad… - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Background Leptospirosis is a neglected emerging zoonotic disease with a profound public
health impact worldwide with higher burden of disease in resource-poor countries. The …

Leptospira Is an Environmental Bacterium That Grows in Waterlogged Soil

Y Yanagihara, SYAM Villanueva, N Nomura… - Microbiology …, 2022 - journals.asm.org
Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease caused by infection with pathogenic leptospires.
Consistent with recent studies by other groups, leptospires were isolated from 89 out of 110 …

Climate-driven models of leptospirosis dynamics in tropical islands from three oceanic basins

L Douchet, C Menkes, V Herbreteau… - PLoS neglected …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background Leptospirosis is a neglected zoonosis which remains poorly known despite its
epidemic potential, especially in tropical islands where outdoor lifestyle, vulnerability to …

Leptospirosis: toward a better understanding of the environmental lifestyle of Leptospira

G Davignon, J Cagliero, L Guentas, E Bierque… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Leptospira is a complex bacterial genus which biodiversity has long been overlooked. In the
recent years however, environmental studies have contributed to shed light on its original …

Rainfall-driven resuspension of pathogenic Leptospira in a leptospirosis hotspot

R Thibeaux, P Genthon, R Govan… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Leptospirosis is a zoonosis caused by Leptospira bacteria present in the urine of mammals.
Leptospira is able to survive in soils and can be resuspended during rain events. Here, we …

Molecular methods for pathogenic bacteria detection and recent advances in wastewater analysis

S Zhang, X Li, J Wu, L Coin, J O'Brien, F Hai, G Jiang - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
With increasing concerns about public health and the development of molecular techniques,
new detection tools and the combination of existing approaches have increased the abilities …