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Imported Leptospira licerasiae Infection in Traveler Returning to Japan from Brazil.

ABSTRACT: We describe a case of intermediate leptospirosis resulting from Leptospira licerasiae infection in a traveler returning to Japan from Brazil. Intermediate leptospirosis should be included in the differential diagnosis for travelers with fever returning from South America. This case highlights the need for strategies that detect pathogenic and intermediate Leptospira species.

SUBMITTER: Tsuboi M

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5382744 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Imported Leptospira licerasiae Infection in Traveler Returning to Japan from Brazil.

Tsuboi Motoyuki M Koizumi Nobuo N Hayakawa Kayoko K Kanagawa Shuzo S Ohmagari Norio N Kato Yasuyuki Y

Emerging infectious diseases 20170301 3

We describe a case of intermediate leptospirosis resulting from Leptospira licerasiae infection in a traveler returning to Japan from Brazil. Intermediate leptospirosis should be included in the differential diagnosis for travelers with fever returning from South America. This case highlights the need for strategies that detect pathogenic and intermediate Leptospira species. ...[more]

PMID: 28221126

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