Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease of worldwide distribution, the etiologic agent of which is spirocheta: Leptospira interrogans [1, 3], The key point of the pathogenesis is generalized capillarotoxicosis [2, 5], The frequent circulating serotypes of L. interrogans in Georgia are: L.icte-rohaemorragiae, L. canicola, L. grippotyphosa, L. ballum. During recent years new serotypes have been identified: L. mankarso, L.wolffii, L. automnalis.[4,5]. Incidence during last 5 years arise from 0.63 to 1,32. Overall lethality is 7-14%.
Authors: Elza Vashakidze, Tamar Megrelishvili, Tamar Gegeshidze, Marina Kvitashvili
Language: English
Subfield: Parasitology
Field: Immunology and Microbiology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4408562286