title: Leptospirosis in urban wild boars, Berlin, Germany.
abstract: We found antibodies to leptospires in 25 (18%) of 141 wild boars from Berlin (95% confidence interval 12-25). Seropositivity was associated with chronic interstitial nephritis (odds ratio 10.5; p=0.01), and leptospires were detected in kidney tissues. Wild boars represent a potential source for human leptospirosis in urban environments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases Epidemiology, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany. JansenA@rki.de
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jansen
authors.forename: Enno
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Luge
authors.forename: Beatriz
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Guerra
authors.forename: Petra
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wittschen
authors.forename: Achim D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Gruber
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Loddenkemper
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lierz
authors.forename: Derk
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ehlert
authors.forename: Bernd
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Appel
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Stark
authors.forename: Karsten
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nöckler
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D001604:Berlin / Q000453:epidemiology; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007922:Leptospirosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D012698:Serologic Tests; D034421:Sus scrofa / Q000469:parasitology*; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial