Leptospirosis in Urban Wild Boars, Berlin, Germany

We found antibodies to leptospires in 25 (18%) of 141 wild boars from Berlin (95% confidence interval 12–25). Seropositivity was associated with chronic interstitial nephritis (odds ratio 10.5; p = 0.01), and leptospires were detected in kidney tissues. Wild boars represent a potential source for hu...

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Main Authors: Jansen, Andreas, Luge, Enno, Guerra, Beatriz, Wittschen, Petra, Gruber, Achim D., Loddenkemper, Christoph, Schneider, Thomas, Lierz, Michael, Ehlert, Derk, Appel, Bernd, Stark, Klaus, Nöckler, Karsten
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Language:Inglês
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2738438/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17553254
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1305.061302
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