Leptospirosis in urban wild boars, Berlin, Germany

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 huma...

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Published in:Emerging infectious diseases 2007-05, Vol.13 (5), p.739-742
Main Authors: Jansen, Andreas, Luge, Enno, Guerra, Beatriz, Wittschen, Petra, Gruber, Achim D, Loddenkemper, Christoph, Schneider, Thomas, Lierz, Michael, Ehlert, Derk, Appel, Bernd, Stark, Klaus, Nöckler, Karsten
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Antibodies, Bacterial
Berlin - epidemiology
Disease Reservoirs - microbiology
Disease Reservoirs - veterinary
Diseases
Dispatch
Female
Humans
Leptospira
Leptospirosis
Leptospirosis - epidemiology
Leptospirosis - veterinary
Male
Prevalence studies (Epidemiology)
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Serologic Tests
Sus scrofa
Sus scrofa - parasitology
Swine Diseases - epidemiology
urban
Wild boar
wildlife
zoonoses
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid1305.061302