Lall Chandan, Vinod Kumar Kirubakaran, Raj Ratchagadasse Vimal, Vedhagiri Kumaresan, Sunish Ittoop Pulikkottil, Vijayachari Paluru
WHO Collaborating Centre for Diagnosis, Reference, Research and Training in Leptospirosis, Regional Medical Research Centre (ICMR), Post Bag No. 13, Dollygunj, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, 744101, India.
DPT - cGMP Facility, Central Research Institute, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh, 173 204, India.
Ecohealth. 2018 Sep;15(3):670-675. doi: 10.1007/s10393-018-1346-1. Epub 2018 Jun 26.
Leptospirosis is an important global public health problem. Favourable environmental factors are influencing the survival of leptospires in soil, which is an important link in the transmission cycle. The present study was designed to understand the correlation between various soil nutrients and presence of Leptospira in soil samples of different regions of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The study revealed a significant positive relationship between presence of Leptospira and concentration of iron, manganese and copper in soil. Presence of iron, manganese and copper in the soil may influence the survival and transmission of leptospirosis.
钩端螺旋体病是一个重要的全球公共卫生问题。有利的环境因素影响着钩端螺旋体在土壤中的存活,而土壤是传播循环中的一个重要环节。本研究旨在了解安达曼和尼科巴群岛不同地区土壤样本中各种土壤养分与钩端螺旋体存在之间的相关性。研究表明,钩端螺旋体的存在与土壤中铁、锰和铜的浓度之间存在显著的正相关关系。土壤中铁、锰和铜的存在可能会影响钩端螺旋体病的存活和传播。