Predominance of Leptospira wolffii in north-central Bangladesh, 2019

S Rahman1, S K Paul2, M S Aung3

  • 1Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.

Leptospira was detected in 48.9% of blood samples from 182 febrile patients in north-central Bangladesh in 2019. Most Leptospira were classified as L. wolffii (93%) on the basis of phylogenetic analysis of 16S ribosomal RNA genes, while others were assigned to L. borgpetersenii and L. meyeri.