About the Authors

Pascale Bourhy

Affiliation Institut Pasteur, Unité de Biologie des Spirochètes, National Reference Center and WHO Collaborating Center for Leptospirosis, Paris, France

Cécile Herrmann Storck

Affiliation University Hospital of Pointe à Pitre, Department of Bacteriology and Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Guadeloupe, French West Indies

Rafaelle Theodose

Affiliation University Hospital of Fort de France, Department of Bacteriology and Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Martinique, French West Indies

Claude Olive

Affiliation University Hospital of Fort de France, Department of Bacteriology and Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Martinique, French West Indies

Muriel Nicolas

Affiliation University Hospital of Pointe à Pitre, Department of Bacteriology and Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Guadeloupe, French West Indies

Patrick Hochedez

Affiliation University Hospital of Fort de France, Department of Bacteriology and Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Martinique, French West Indies

Isabelle Lamaury

Affiliation University Hospital of Pointe à Pitre, Department of Bacteriology and Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Guadeloupe, French West Indies

Farida Zinini

Affiliation Institut Pasteur, Unité de Biologie des Spirochètes, National Reference Center and WHO Collaborating Center for Leptospirosis, Paris, France

Sylvie Brémont

Affiliation Institut Pasteur, Unité de Biologie des Spirochètes, National Reference Center and WHO Collaborating Center for Leptospirosis, Paris, France

Annie Landier

Affiliation Institut Pasteur, Unité de Biologie des Spirochètes, National Reference Center and WHO Collaborating Center for Leptospirosis, Paris, France

Sylvie Cassadou

Affiliation French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (InVS), Interregional epidemiology unit of French West Indies (Cire Antilles-Guyane), Fort-de-France, Martinique, French West Indies

Jacques Rosine

Affiliation French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (InVS), Interregional epidemiology unit of French West Indies (Cire Antilles-Guyane), Fort-de-France, Martinique, French West Indies

Mathieu Picardeau

mathieu.picardeau@pasteur.fr

Affiliation Institut Pasteur, Unité de Biologie des Spirochètes, National Reference Center and WHO Collaborating Center for Leptospirosis, Paris, France

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: PB MP. Performed the experiments: PB MP FZ SB AL RT PH CHS CO IL MN. Analyzed the data: SC JR PB MP CHS PH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MP CHS RT CO. Wrote the paper: MP. Additional manuscript editing and corrections: PB CHS PH SC.