@article {16202, title = {Molecular detection of leptospiral DNA in environmental water on st. Kitts}, journal = {Int J Environ Res Public HealthInt J Environ Res Public HealthInt J Environ Res Public Health}, volume = {11}, number = {8}, year = {2014}, note = {Rawlins, Julienne
Portanova, Alexandra
Zuckerman, Ilana
Loftis, Amanda
Ceccato, Pietro
Willingham, Arve Lee
Verma, Ashutosh
Switzerland
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2014 Aug 7;11(8):7953-60. doi: 10.3390/ijerph110807953.}, pages = {7953-60}, edition = {2014/08/12}, abstract = {Leptospirosis is an important waterborne zoonotic disease caused by pathogenic Leptospira. The pathogen is maintained in a population due to chronic colonization and shedding from renal tubules of domestic and wild animals. Humans and other animals become infected when they come in contact with urine from infected animals, either directly or through urine-contaminated surface water. In this study, we screened environmental water on the island of St. Kitts by using a TaqMan based real time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) targeting a pathogen specific leptospiral gene, lipl32. Our results indicate that around one-fifth of tested water sources have detectable leptospiral DNA.}, isbn = {1660-4601 (Electronic)
1660-4601 (Linking)}, author = {Rawlins, J. and Portanova, A. and Zuckerman, I. and Loftis, A. and Ceccato, P. and Willingham, A. L. and Verma, A.} }