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ArticleTransboundary and emerging diseases2022

Diversity of Leptospira spp. in bats and rodents from Papua New Guinea.

Sarah Javati, Vanina Guernier-Cambert, Marinjho Jonduo, Sinafa Robby, Jobb Kimopa, Tobias Maure, Emma S McBryde, William Pomat, Ken Aplin, Kristofer M Helgen and 2 more

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Article in Transboundary and emerging diseases, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

Sarah JavatiInfection and Immunity Unit, Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research, Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea.
Vanina Guernier-CambertAustralian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0960-3874
Marinjho JonduoInfection and Immunity Unit, Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research, Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea.
Sinafa RobbyInfection and Immunity Unit, Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research, Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea.
Jobb KimopaInfection and Immunity Unit, Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research, Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea.
Tobias MaureInfection and Immunity Unit, Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research, Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea.
Emma S McBrydeAustralian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9570-9172
William PomatInfection and Immunity Unit, Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research, Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea.
Ken AplinAustralian Museum Research Institute, Australian Museum, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Kristofer M HelgenAustralian Museum Research Institute, Australian Museum, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8776-4040
Mohammad Yazid AbdadInfection and Immunity Unit, Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research, Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7772-9148
Paul F HorwoodInfection and Immunity Unit, Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research, Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9622-0742
Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research · PGAustralian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine · AUAustralian Museum · AUMahidol University · TH

Funding

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australian Government
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Leptospirosis is the most common bacterial zoonosis globally. The pathogen, Leptospira spp., is primarily associated with rodent reservoirs. However, a wide range of other species has been implicated as reservoirs or dead-end hosts. We conducted a survey for Leptospira spp. in bats and rodents from Papua New Guinea. Kidney samples were collected from 97 pteropodid bats (five species), 37 insectivorous bats from four different families (six species) and 188 rodents (two species). Leptospires were detected in a high proportion of pteropodid bats, including Nyctimene cf. albiventer (35%), Macroglossus minimus (34%) and Rousettus amplexicaudatus (36%). Partial sequencing of the secY gene from rodent and bat leptospires showed host species clustering, with Leptospira interrogans and L. weilii detected in rodents and L. kirschneri and a potential novel species of Leptospira detected in bats. Further research is needed in Papua New Guinea and other locales in the Pacific region to gain a better understanding of the circulation dynamics of leptospires in reservoir species and the risks to public and veterinary health.

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ChiropteraLeptospiraLeptospirosisAnimalsPapua New GuineaRodentiabatsleptospiraPapua New Guinearatsrodents

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PMID36196768
PMCPMC10092571
OpenAlexW4301594686

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