Human and animal leptospirosis in Southern Brazil: A five-year retrospective study

Leptospirosis is an emerging zoonosis attributed to multiple reservoirs. Climatic conditions influence the transmission of pathogenic leptospires, which require warm and humid conditions for survival. The influence of seasonality in human and animal leptospirosis in the subtropical region of Brazil remains poorly understood.

Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - July 22, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: S érgio Jorge, Rodrigo Andrade Schuch, Natasha Rodrigues de Oliveira, Carlos Eduardo Pouey da Cunha, Charles Klazer Gomes, Thais Larré Oliveira, Caroline Rizzi, Aisha Farid Abdel Aziz Yousef Bakry, Violetta Dias Pacce, Ana Lúcia Coelho Recuero, Claudio Source Type: research