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Levett PN, 2001. Leptospirosis. Clin Microbiol Rev 14: 296–326.
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Slack AT, Khairani-Bejo S, Symonds ML, Dohnt MF, Galloway RL, Steigerwalt AG, Bahaman AR, Craig S, Harrower BJ, Smythe LD, 2009. Leptospira kmetyi sp. nov., isolated from an environmental source in Malaysia. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 59: 705–708.
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Slack AT, Symonds ML, Dohnt MF, Smythe LD, 2006. The epidemiology of leptospirosis and the emergence of Leptospira borgpetersenii serovar Arborea in Queensland, Australia, 1998–2004. Epidemiol Infect 134: 1217–1225.
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Kmety E, Dikken H, 1993. Classification of the Species Leptospira interrogans and History of Its Serovars. Groningen, The Netherlands: University Press Groningen.
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Collares-Pereira M, Mathias ML, Santos-Reis M, Ramalhinho MG, Duarte-Rodrigues P, 2000. Rodents and Leptospira transmission risk in Terceira island (Azores). Eur J Epidemiol 16: 1151–1157.
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Matthias MA, Levett PN, 2002. Leptospiral carriage by mice and mongooses on the island of Barbados. West Indian Med J 51: 10–13.
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Vanasco NB, Rossetti C, Sequeira G, Sequeira MD, Calderon G, Tarabla HD, 2000. First isolations of leptospires serogroup Ballum serovar arborea in Argentina. Vet Rec 147: 246–247.
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Slack A, Symonds M, Dohnt M, Smythe L, 2006. An improved multiple-locus variable number of tandem repeats analysis for Leptospira interrogans serovar Australis: a comparison with fluorescent amplified fragment length polymorphism analysis and its use to redefine the molecular epidemiology of this serovar in Queensland, Australia. J Med Microbiol 55: 1549–1557.
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Slack AT, Symonds ML, Dohnt MF, Corney BG, Smythe LD, 2007. Epidemiology of Leptospira weilii serovar Topaz infections in Australia. Commun Dis Intell 31: 216–222.
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Vijayachari P, Ahmed N, Sugunan AP, Ghousunnissa S, Rao KR, Hasnain SE, Sehgal SC, 2004. Use of fluorescent amplified fragment length polymorphism for molecular epidemiology of leptospirosis in India. J Clin Microbiol 42: 3575–3580.
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Slack AT, Symonds ML, Dohnt MF, Smythe LD, 2006. Identification of pathogenic Leptospira species by conventional or real-time PCR and sequencing of the DNA gyrase subunit B encoding gene. BMC Microbiol 6: 95.
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Molecular Epidemiology of Leptospira borgpetersenii Serovar Arborea, Queensland, Australia, 1998–2005
Andrew T. Slack
Andrew T. Slack
WHO/FAO/OIE Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Leptospirosis, Western Pacific Region, Communicable Disease Unit, Queensland Health Forensic and Scientific Services, Queensland, Australia
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Meegan L. Symonds
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WHO/FAO/OIE Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Leptospirosis, Western Pacific Region, Communicable Disease Unit, Queensland Health Forensic and Scientific Services, Queensland, Australia
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Michael F. Dohnt
Michael F. Dohnt
WHO/FAO/OIE Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Leptospirosis, Western Pacific Region, Communicable Disease Unit, Queensland Health Forensic and Scientific Services, Queensland, Australia
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Scott B. Craig
Scott B. Craig
WHO/FAO/OIE Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Leptospirosis, Western Pacific Region, Communicable Disease Unit, Queensland Health Forensic and Scientific Services, Queensland, Australia
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Lee D. Smythe
Lee D. Smythe
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Leptospira borgpetersenii serovar Arborea is an emerging cause of leptospirosis in Australia. It was not previously recognized as an endemic serovar before the 1990s, but at that point, human infections with the serovar increased significantly. Using fluorescent-amplified fragment-length polymorphism (FAFLP) molecular typing, human and rodent isolates were compared genetically. Typing revealed 11 unique profiles among the 23 isolates examined; however, there was no clonality revealed between the human and rodent isolates. There was clonality among rodent isolates from geographically related areas. This study highlights the utility of Leptospira culture combined with FAFLP for the examination of the epidemiology of this disease.
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Authors' addresses: Andrew T. Slack, Meegan L. Symonds, Michael F. Dohnt, Scott B. Craig, and Lee D. Smythe, WHO/FAO/OIE Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Leptospirosis, Western Pacific Region, Communicable Disease Unit, Queensland Health Forensic and Scientific Services, Coopers Plains, Queensland, Australia, E-mail: Lee_smythe@health.qld.gov.au.
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1.
Levett PN, 2001. Leptospirosis. Clin Microbiol Rev 14: 296–326.
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2.
Slack AT, Khairani-Bejo S, Symonds ML, Dohnt MF, Galloway RL, Steigerwalt AG, Bahaman AR, Craig S, Harrower BJ, Smythe LD, 2009. Leptospira kmetyi sp. nov., isolated from an environmental source in Malaysia. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 59: 705–708.
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3.
Slack AT, Symonds ML, Dohnt MF, Smythe LD, 2006. The epidemiology of leptospirosis and the emergence of Leptospira borgpetersenii serovar Arborea in Queensland, Australia, 1998–2004. Epidemiol Infect 134: 1217–1225.
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4.
Kmety E, Dikken H, 1993. Classification of the Species Leptospira interrogans and History of Its Serovars. Groningen, The Netherlands: University Press Groningen.
-
5.
Collares-Pereira M, Mathias ML, Santos-Reis M, Ramalhinho MG, Duarte-Rodrigues P, 2000. Rodents and Leptospira transmission risk in Terceira island (Azores). Eur J Epidemiol 16: 1151–1157.
-
6.
Matthias MA, Levett PN, 2002. Leptospiral carriage by mice and mongooses on the island of Barbados. West Indian Med J 51: 10–13.
-
7.
Vanasco NB, Rossetti C, Sequeira G, Sequeira MD, Calderon G, Tarabla HD, 2000. First isolations of leptospires serogroup Ballum serovar arborea in Argentina. Vet Rec 147: 246–247.
-
8.
Slack A, Symonds M, Dohnt M, Smythe L, 2006. An improved multiple-locus variable number of tandem repeats analysis for Leptospira interrogans serovar Australis: a comparison with fluorescent amplified fragment length polymorphism analysis and its use to redefine the molecular epidemiology of this serovar in Queensland, Australia. J Med Microbiol 55: 1549–1557.
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9.
Slack AT, Symonds ML, Dohnt MF, Corney BG, Smythe LD, 2007. Epidemiology of Leptospira weilii serovar Topaz infections in Australia. Commun Dis Intell 31: 216–222.
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10.
Vijayachari P, Ahmed N, Sugunan AP, Ghousunnissa S, Rao KR, Hasnain SE, Sehgal SC, 2004. Use of fluorescent amplified fragment length polymorphism for molecular epidemiology of leptospirosis in India. J Clin Microbiol 42: 3575–3580.
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11.
Slack AT, Symonds ML, Dohnt MF, Smythe LD, 2006. Identification of pathogenic Leptospira species by conventional or real-time PCR and sequencing of the DNA gyrase subunit B encoding gene. BMC Microbiol 6: 95.
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