Human Leptospira interrogans serogroup icterohaemorrhagiae infection (Weil's disease) acquired from pet rats
Autor: | C. Fearnley, R. McNaught, P. M. Rhodes, J. Errington, C. M. Gaudie, J. S. Fenner, C. A. Featherstone, G. C. Pritchard, W. S. Phillips |
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Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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Male Serotype animal diseases Zoonotic disease Microbiology Rodent Diseases Weil's disease Zoonoses medicine Animals Humans General Veterinary biology General Medicine medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Leptospirosis Virology Rats Animals Domestic Genus Leptospira Contact Tracing Leptospira interrogans Weil Disease |
Zdroj: | Veterinary Record. 163:599-600 |
ISSN: | 0042-4900 |
DOI: | 10.1136/vr.163.20.599 |
Popis: | LEPTOSPIROSIS is an important zoonotic disease caused by a helical, motile bacterium belonging to the genus Leptospira . Leptospires are widespread among feral and domesticated mammals, which are the maintenance hosts for over 250 known serovars ([Higgins 2004][1]); each serovar has a preferred |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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