Emerg Infect Dis. 2018 Jun;24(6):1138-1140. doi: 10.3201/eid2406.180035.
We identified mixed infections of pathogenic Leptospira in small mammals across a landscape-scale study area in Madagascar by using primers targeting different Leptospira spp. Using targeted primers increased prevalence estimates and evidence for transmission between endemic and invasive hosts. Future studies should assess rodentborne transmission of Leptospira to humans.
我们通过使用针对不同 Leptospira 种的引物,在马达加斯加的景观尺度研究区域内的小型哺乳动物中鉴定出致病性 Leptospira 的混合感染。使用靶向引物增加了流行率估计值,并为地方性宿主和入侵宿主之间的传播提供了证据。未来的研究应评估啮齿动物传播给人类的 Leptospira。