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Correlation Between Physicochemical Properties of Soil and Presence of Leptospira

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Leptospirosis is an important global public health problem. Favourable environmental factors are influencing the survival of leptospires in soil, which is an important link in the transmission cycle. The present study was designed to understand the correlation between various soil nutrients and presence of Leptospira in soil samples of different regions of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The study revealed a significant positive relationship between presence of Leptospira and concentration of iron, manganese and copper in soil. Presence of iron, manganese and copper in the soil may influence the survival and transmission of leptospirosis.

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The authors are thankful to the Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi, for providing intramural financial Grants for the study. The authors are thankful to Mr. Rajesh Reesu for his help in the preparation of this manuscript and Mr. Soundarajan, Directorate of Agriculture, Andaman and Nicobar Islands for the help in analysis of the samples.

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  1. WHO Collaborating Centre for Diagnosis, Reference, Research and Training in Leptospirosis, Regional Medical Research Centre (ICMR), Post Bag No. 13, Dollygunj, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, 744101, India

    Chandan Lall, Kirubakaran Vinod Kumar, Ratchagadasse Vimal Raj, Ittoop Pulikkottil Sunish & Paluru Vijayachari

  2. DPT - cGMP Facility, Central Research Institute, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh, 173 204, India

    Kumaresan Vedhagiri

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Lall, C., Vinod Kumar, K., Raj, R.V. et al. Correlation Between Physicochemical Properties of Soil and Presence of Leptospira. EcoHealth 15, 670–675 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-018-1346-1

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