Prevalence of Leptospira spp. in various species of small mammals caught in an inner-city area in Switzerland

In order to establish the leptospira carrier rate of small animals in an urban environment, small rodents and shrews were captured in the city of Zurich, Switzerland. Kidney specimens of 190 animals were examined using a leptospira specific PCR assay. Leptospiral DNA was amplified in kidneys of 12·6...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Epidemiology and infection 2002-02, Vol.128 (1), p.107-109
Hauptverfasser:	ADLER, H., VONSTEIN, S., DEPLAZES, P., STIEGER, C., FREI, R.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Antibodies Bacteriology Biological and medical sciences Disease control Disease prevention DNA, Bacterial - analysis Epidemics Epidemiology Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Hybridization Illnesses Inner city Kidneys Leptospira Leptospira - isolation & purification Leptospira - pathogenicity Leptospirosis Leptospirosis - epidemiology Leptospirosis - veterinary Mammals Microbiology Mycological methods and techniques used in mycology Mycology Polymerase chain reaction Polymerase Chain Reaction - veterinary Prevalence Product category rules Rats Rodentia - microbiology Rodents Short Paper Short Papers Shrews Shrews - microbiology Small mammals Switzerland - epidemiology Urban Population Zoonoses
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Zusammenfassung:	In order to establish the leptospira carrier rate of small animals in an urban environment, small rodents and shrews were captured in the city of Zurich, Switzerland. Kidney specimens of 190 animals were examined using a leptospira specific PCR assay. Leptospiral DNA was amplified in kidneys of 12·6% of the animals.
ISSN:	0950-2688 1469-4409
DOI:	10.1017/S0950268801006380