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ArticleThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene2024

Case Report: Locally Acquired Leptospirosis in a Minnesota Boy and His Dog.

Beth K Thielen, Stacy Holzbauer, Bethany Templen, Ilana J Schafer, Aileen Artus, Renee Galloway, Malia Ireland, Tanya Femrite, Mark R Schleiss

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Article in The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Beth K ThielenDivision of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Stacy HolzbauerMinnesota Department of Health, St. Paul, Minnesota.
Bethany TemplenM Health Fairview Clinic, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota.
Ilana J SchaferBacterial Special Pathogens Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
Aileen ArtusBacterial Special Pathogens Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
Renee GallowayBacterial Special Pathogens Branch, Division of High-Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
Malia IrelandMinnesota Department of Health, St. Paul, Minnesota.
Tanya FemriteMounds View Animal Hospital, Mounds View, Minnesota.
Mark R SchleissDivision of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · USUniversity of Minnesota · USFairview Health Services · USMinnesota Department of Health · US

Funding

Infectious Disease Training in Clinical InvestigationT32AI055433 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA TWIN CITIES · PI David R Boulware · 2003 to 2026
$6.1M
NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI055433
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Leptospirosis affects numerous animal species, including domestic dogs, but documented transmission to humans is rare. Here, we describe epidemiologically linked cases in a 12-year-old Minnesota boy and his pet dog. While human leptospirosis is often thought of as a disease of tropical locations, this case report describes a rare documented example of local transmission in the northern United States, a region historically not perceived to be at high risk of Leptospira species transmission to humans. This case highlights an unusual presentation, with facial nerve palsy, underappreciated epidemiological risks, and diagnostic challenges of this reemerging infection.

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Dog DiseasesLeptospiraLeptospirosisAnimalsChildDogsHumansMaleMinnesota

Identifiers

PMID37983913
PMCPMC10793009
OpenAlexW4388832740

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