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Prevalence of Leptospira spp. in various species of small mammals caught in an inner-city area in Switzerland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 March 2002

H. ADLER ,
S. VONSTEIN ,
P. DEPLAZES ,
C. STIEGER  and
R. FREI
H. ADLER
Affiliation:
Bacteriology Laboratory, University Clinics Basel, Switzerland
S. VONSTEIN
Affiliation:
Bacteriology Laboratory, University Clinics Basel, Switzerland
P. DEPLAZES
Affiliation:
Institute of Parasitology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
C. STIEGER
Affiliation:
Institute of Parasitology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
R. FREI
Affiliation:
Bacteriology Laboratory, University Clinics Basel, Switzerland
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Abstract

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In order to establish the leptospira carrier rate of small animals in an urban environment, small rodents and shrews were captured in the city of Zurich, Switzerland. Kidney specimens of 190 animals were examined using a leptospira specific PCR assay. Leptospiral DNA was amplified in kidneys of 12·6% of the animals.

Type
Short Paper
Information
Epidemiology & Infection , Volume 128 , Issue 1 , February 2002 , pp. 107 - 109
Copyright
2002 Cambridge University Press