Epidemiology of leptospirosis in Tanzania: A review of the current status, serogroup diversity and reservoirs

• Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases Vol. 15; no. 11; p. e0009918
• Main Authors: Motto, Shabani Kiyabo, Shirima, Gabriel Mkilema, de Clare Bronsvoort, Barend Mark, Cook, Elizabeth Anne Jessie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 01.11.2021; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Agglutination; Animals; Antibodies; Bacterial Zoonoses - epidemiology; Bacterial Zoonoses - microbiology; Biodiversity; Biology and Life Sciences; Care and treatment; Cats; Cattle; Contact potentials; Cross-Sectional Studies; Disease prevention; Disease Reservoirs - microbiology; Disease Reservoirs - statistics & numerical data; Dissertations & theses; Distribution; Dogs; Environmental conditions; Epidemiology; Genetic diversity; Genetic variation; Host range; Hosts; Humans; Identification; Illnesses; Leptospira; Leptospira - classification; Leptospira - genetics; Leptospira - isolation & purification; Leptospirosis; Leptospirosis - epidemiology; Leptospirosis - microbiology; Leptospirosis - veterinary; Literature reviews; Livestock; Medicine and Health Sciences; People and Places; Rats; Regions; Risk analysis; Risk factors; Rodentia; Search engines; Search strategies; Surveillance; Swine; Tanzania - epidemiology; Transmission; Tropical climate; Tropical diseases; Zoonoses; Tanzania

Tanzania is among the tropical countries of Sub-Saharan Africa with the environmental conditions favorable for transmission of Leptospira. Leptospirosis is a neglected zoonotic disease, and although there are several published reports from Tanzania, the epidemiology, genetic diversity of Leptospira...