RT Generic
T1 Red swamp crayfish collecting: a risk activity for leptospirosis.
A1 Gomez-Martin, M
A1 Lozano, C
A1 Luque, R
A1 Luque-Romero, L
A1 Rodriguez-Benjumeda, L
A1 Aznar-Martin, J
K1 Antibodies, Bacterial
K1 Humans
K1 Male
K1 Risk Factors
K1 Seroepidemiologic Studies
AB Leptospirosis , commonly known as ‘ rat fever ’, is a worldwide zoonotic illness caused by the Leptospira genus [1,2]. Isla Mayor is a municipality in Seville, Spain , with a total population of 5911 inhabitants; it is surrounded by over 24 000 hectares of rice fields. It forms part of the Doñana National Park ecosystem , an area protected for its biodiversity , where no chemical substances may be used which might harm this natural environment . An increase in the rat population associated with the richness of the ecosystem and limitations on the use of biocides have made Isla Mayor a perfect breeding ground for  Leptospira   infection among wetland workers , especially rice labourers and collectors of red swamp crayfish ( Procambarus clarkii).
PB Elsevier Ltd
YR 2020
FD 2020-03-26
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/15301
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/15301
LA en
NO Gómez-Martín M, Lozano C, Luque R, Luque-Romero L, Rodríguez-Benjumeda L, Aznar-Martin J. Red swamp crayfish collecting: a risk activity for leptospirosis. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2020 Aug;26(8):1103-1104.
DS RISalud
RD Aug 6, 2025