Isolation and Characterization of New Leptospira Genotypes from Patients in Mayotte (Indian Ocean)

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Authors

Pascale Bourhy · Institut Pasteur

Louis Collet · Istanbul 29 Mayis University

Sabine Clément · Institut Pasteur

Michel Huerre · Institut Pasteur

Patrick Avé · Institut Pasteur

Claude Giry · Istanbul 29 Mayis University

François Pettinelli

Abstract

Preliminary PCR screening of blood specimen allowed a high isolation frequency of leptospires among patients with febrile illness. Typing of leptospiral isolates showed that causative agents of leptospirosis in Mayotte have unique molecular features.

Topics & Keywords

Leptospirosis research and findings Veterinary medicine and infectious diseases

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life below water

Publication Details

Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases

Volume 4, Issue 6, pp. e724-e724

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000724

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