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Leptospirosis in urban wild boars, Berlin, Germany

Emerging Infectious Diseases (2007) 13(5) 739-742
DOI: 10.3201/eid1305.061302
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Abstract

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 human leptospirosis in urban environments.

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Jansen, A., Luge, E., Guerra, B., Wittschen, P., Gruber, A. D., Loddenkemper, C., … Nöckler, K. (2007). Leptospirosis in urban wild boars, Berlin, Germany. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 13(5), 739–742. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1305.061302

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