title: Leptospirosis in raccoons in Quebec: 2 case reports and seroprevalence in a recreational area.
abstract: Raccoons may represent a source of leptospires for humans and domestic animals. We describe a case of severe interstitial nephritis associated with the serovar bratislava of Leptospira interrogans (1st report in wildlife), and the seroprevalence to 4 leptospire serovars in a recreational area in Quebec.
authors.affiliation: Centre Canadien Coopératif de la Santé la Fraune, Saint-Hyacinthe (Québec).
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mikaelian
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Higgins
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lequient
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Major
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lefebvre
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Martineau
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D007921:Leptospira interrogans / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009395:Nephritis, Interstitial / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011792:Quebec / Q000453:epidemiology; D011821:Raccoons; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D014895:Weil Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*