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Volume 2 Issue 6 - 2018
Leptospirosis: An Emerging Infectious Disease Concern with Water Contamination
Muhammad Imran1,2* and Yan Jie1,2
1Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University Hangzhou China
2Division of Basic Medical Microbiology, State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine
*Corresponding Author: Muhammad Imran, Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou Zhejiang 310058, PR China.
Receive: September 24, 2018; Published: October 04, 2018
Abstract
Contaminated water is mainly concern with a variety of diseases either it’s communicable or non-communicable. Water contamination occurs due to varieties of sources, one of main source of water contamination is animals. Many animals act as a carrier of various microorganisms, causes different diseases. Leptospirosis is one of those infection diseases, spreading by domestic and wild animals to individuals. Leptospirosis is possibly the most spreading zoonosis, worldwide. The causative agent of Leptospirosis is Leptospira species. This bacterium is largely found in the urine of animals and infected animal’s shed causes water contamination. In Pakistan, 2010 flood disaster causes a lot of loses along with the spreading of a numerous infection diseases including leptospirosis. It is one of the neglected zoonosis in developing countries, including Pakistan. Due to its wide range of symptoms its infection remains diagnostic. Leptospira spp. causes a variety of infections from flu-like sickness to Weil's syndrome with multi-organ dysfunction. This review could provide the useful information for peoples and researchers.
Keywords: Leptospirosis; Leptospira species; Pakistan; neglected zoonosis; developing countries
List of abbreviations: WHO = World health organization; HCV = Hepatitis C virus; ELISA = Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; GDP = Gross Domestic Product
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Citation: Muhammad Imran and Yan Jie. “Leptospirosis: An Emerging Infectious Disease Concern with Water Contamination”. Clinical Biotechnology and Microbiology 2.6 (2018): 542-549.
Copyright: © 2018 Muhammad Imran and Yan Jie. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.