About the Authors
- Pascale Bourhy
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Affiliation Institut Pasteur, Unité de Biologie des Spirochètes, National Reference Center and WHO Collaborating Center for Leptospirosis, Paris, France
- Cécile Herrmann Storck
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Affiliation University Hospital of Pointe à Pitre, Department of Bacteriology and Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Guadeloupe, French West Indies
- Rafaelle Theodose
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Affiliation University Hospital of Fort de France, Department of Bacteriology and Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Martinique, French West Indies
- Claude Olive
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Affiliation University Hospital of Fort de France, Department of Bacteriology and Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Martinique, French West Indies
- Muriel Nicolas
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Affiliation University Hospital of Pointe à Pitre, Department of Bacteriology and Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Guadeloupe, French West Indies
- Patrick Hochedez
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Affiliation University Hospital of Fort de France, Department of Bacteriology and Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Martinique, French West Indies
- Isabelle Lamaury
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Affiliation University Hospital of Pointe à Pitre, Department of Bacteriology and Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Guadeloupe, French West Indies
- Farida Zinini
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Affiliation Institut Pasteur, Unité de Biologie des Spirochètes, National Reference Center and WHO Collaborating Center for Leptospirosis, Paris, France
- Sylvie Brémont
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Affiliation Institut Pasteur, Unité de Biologie des Spirochètes, National Reference Center and WHO Collaborating Center for Leptospirosis, Paris, France
- Annie Landier
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Affiliation Institut Pasteur, Unité de Biologie des Spirochètes, National Reference Center and WHO Collaborating Center for Leptospirosis, Paris, France
- Sylvie Cassadou
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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
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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
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* E-mail: 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.