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QUANTIFICATION OF PATHOGENIC LEPTOSPIRA IN THE SOILS OF A BRAZILIAN URBAN SLUM
Schneider, Andrew G. et al. | Date Issued: 2018
Author
Schneider, Andrew G.
Massana, Arnau Casanovas
Hacker, Kathryn P.
Wunder Junior, Elsio Augusto
Begon, Mike
Reis, Mitermayer Galvão dos
Childs, James E.
Costa, Federico
Lindow, Janet C
Ko, Albert Icksang
Affilliation
Yale University. Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases. School of Public Health. New Haven, CO, USA.
Yale University. Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases. School of Public Health. New Haven, CO, USA.
Yale University. Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases. School of Public Health. New Haven, CO, United States of America / Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil.
Yale University. Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases. School of Public Health. New Haven, CO, United States of America / Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil.
University of Liverpool. Institute of Integrative Biology. Liverpool, United Kingdom.
Yale University. Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases. School of Public Health. New Haven, CO, United States of America / Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil.
Yale University. Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases. School of Public Health. New Haven, CO, USA.
Yale University. Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases. School of Public Health. New Haven, CO, United States of America / Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil / University of Liverpool. Institute of Integrative Biology. Liverpool, United Kingdom / Universidade Federal da Bahia. Instituto de Saúde Coletiva. Salvador, BA, Brasil.
Yale University. Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases. School of Public Health. New Haven, CO, United States of America / Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil.
Yale University. Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases. School of Public Health. New Haven, CO, United States of America / Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil.
Abstract
Leptospirosis is an important zoonotic disease that causes considerable morbidity and mortality globally, primarily in residents of urban slums. While contact with contaminated water plays a critical role in the transmission of leptospirosis, little is known about the distribution and abundance of pathogenic Leptospira spp. in soil and the potential contribution of this source to human infection.
Keywords in Portuguese
Leptospirose
Leptospira
Comunidade
Favelas
Saúde pública
Infecção
Humanos
 
Keywords
Leptospirosis
Leptospira
Community
Slum
Public health
Infection
Humans
 
Publisher
Public Library of Science
Citation
Schneider, Andrew G. et al. Quantification of pathogenic Leptospira in the soils of a Brazilian urban slum. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, p. 1-15, Apr. 6, 2018.
DOI
10.1371/journal.pntd.0006415
ISSN
1935-2727