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

• Published in: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Shabani Kiyabo Motto, Gabriel Mkilema Shirima, Barend Mark de Clare Bronsvoort, Elizabeth Anne Jessie Cook
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Pomona
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009918; https://doaj.org/article/4b5af4987e74406098f285cae3f812c5

Background 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...