Exposure to post-flooding mud and possible leptospirosis led HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol to share what she’s learned about ...

Scientists have taken a new, wide-ranging look at leptospirosis, a zoonotic disease that can cause symptoms ranging from mild headaches to severe bleeding. They sequenced the genomes of different ...

A 14-year-old boy with severe combined immunodeficiency presented three times to a medical facility over a period of 4 months with fever and headache that progressed to hydrocephalus and status ...

Leptospirosis is an emerging zoonotic disease that affects more than one million people around the world each year. Researchers have now sequenced the genomes of Leptospira collected from environments ...

The first comprehensive, cross-species genomic comparison of all 20 known species of <em>Leptospira</em>, a bacterial genus that can cause disease and death in ...

Leptospirosis can cause a range of flu-like symptoms, from vomiting to diarrhea. Learn what causes the rare infection and how to avoid it. (Photo Credit: iStock/Getty Images) In most cases, ...

Leptospira spp. belong to the bacterial phylum Spirochaetes, which contains evolutionary and structurally unique bacteria. The genus Leptospira is composed of saprophytic and pathogenic bacterial ...

Leptospirosis is caused by an infection from rat urine and is commonly associated with flooding. With flooding events becoming more common due to climate change, the occurrence of leptospirosis is ...

Health officials are warning of a deadly bacteria lurking in Hawaii's flood waters. The Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) and Hawaiian Humane Society (HHS) have urged residents and recovery workers to ...

Leptospirosis is an emerging zoonotic disease that affects more than one million people around the world each year. Researchers reporting in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases have now sequenced the ...