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Leptospira Infection Prevalence in Small Mammal Host Populations on Three Hawaiian Islands
We describe the geographic distribution and variation in host-pathogen specificity for Leptospira-infected small mammals collected concurrently from three Hawaiian Islands over a period of 14 years: 1990–2003. Four serogroups (Icterohaemorrhagiae, Ballum, Sejroe, and Australis) were identified from the 15,171 animals tested. Serogroup prevalence differed across host species and islands (P < 0.0001 for each), but not across years. The host associations and biogeographic patterns of Leptospira in Hawaii indicate a pathogen community shaped by ecological factors.
Author Notes
Financial support: This research was partially supported by the National Science Foundation IGERT grant (0549514, P.I. B. Wilcox) and the Hawaii State Department of Health Vector Control Branch.
Authors' addresses: Mayee Wong, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, E-mail: mayee@hawaii.edu. Alan R. Katz and Dongmei Li, Department of Public Health Sciences, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, E-mails: katz@hawaii.edu and dongmeil@hawaii.edu. Bruce A. Wilcox, Global Health Asia Program, Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, E-mail: scbaw@mahidol.th.ac.