Epidemiology of leptospirosis in Tanzania: A review of the current status, serogroup diversity and reservoirs.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tanzania is among the tropical countries of Sub-Saharan Africa with the environmental conditions favorable for transmission of Leptospira. Leptospirosis is a neglected zoonotic disease, and although there are several published reports from Tanzania, the epidemiology, genetic diversity of Leptospira and its host range are poorly understood.

Methods

We conducted a comprehensive review of human and animal leptospirosis within the 26 regions of the Tanzanian mainland. Literature searches for the review were conducted in PubMed and Google Scholar. We further manually identified studies from reference lists among retrieved studies from the preliminary search.

Results

We identified thirty-four studies describing leptospirosis in humans (n = 16), animals (n = 14) a

SUBMITTER: Motto SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8631673 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature