Leptospirosis in urban wild boars, Berlin, Germany

Emerg Infect Dis. 2007 May;13(5):739-42. doi: 10.3201/eid1305.061302.

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.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Bacterial
  • Berlin / epidemiology
  • Disease Reservoirs / microbiology
  • Disease Reservoirs / veterinary*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Leptospirosis / epidemiology
  • Leptospirosis / veterinary*
  • Male
  • Seroepidemiologic Studies
  • Serologic Tests
  • Sus scrofa / parasitology*
  • Swine Diseases / epidemiology*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Bacterial