Seropositivity of Leptospira spp. Antibodies among Febrile Patients Attending Outpatient Clinics in Mwanza, Tanzania: Should It Be Included in Routine Diagnosis?

Autor: Mirambo MM; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, Bugando, Mwanza P.O. Box 1464, Tanzania., Silago V; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, Bugando, Mwanza P.O. Box 1464, Tanzania., Msemwa B; Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Institute of Allied Health Sciences, Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, Bugando, Mwanza P.O. Box 1464, Tanzania., Nyawale H; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, Bugando, Mwanza P.O. Box 1464, Tanzania., Mgomi MG; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, Bugando, Mwanza P.O. Box 1464, Tanzania., Madeu JM; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, Bugando, Mwanza P.O. Box 1464, Tanzania., Nasson WS; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, Bugando, Mwanza P.O. Box 1464, Tanzania., Emmanuel G; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, Bugando, Mwanza P.O. Box 1464, Tanzania., Moses J; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, Bugando, Mwanza P.O. Box 1464, Tanzania., Basinda N; Department of Community Medicine, School of Public Health, Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, Bugando, Mwanza P.O. Box 1464, Tanzania., Mhamphi G; SUA Pest Management Centre (SPMC), Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro P.O. Box 3110, Tanzania., Mwakabumbe SS; Veterinary Investigation Centre (VIC), Lake Zone, Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries, Mwanza P.O. Box 129, Tanzania., Mngumi EB; Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Pathology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro P.O. Box 3016, Tanzania., Majid KS; Department of Veterinary Medicine and Public Health, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro P.O. Box 3021, Tanzania., Matemba L; National Institute for Medical Research, Dodoma Research Centre, Benjamin Mkapa Hospital, Dodoma P.O. Box 805, Tanzania., Mgode G; SUA Pest Management Centre (SPMC), Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro P.O. Box 3110, Tanzania., Mshana SE; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences, Bugando, Mwanza P.O. Box 1464, Tanzania.

Publikováno v: Tropical medicine and infectious disease [Trop Med Infect Dis] 2022 Aug 09; Vol. 7 (8). Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Aug 09.