First report of pathogenic Leptospira in Sri Lankan bats: A potential reservoir risk?

• Thejanee Perera ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: info.thejaneeperera@gmail.com, thejanee90@gmail.com

  Affiliations Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Centre for Biological Threats and Special Pathogens, Highly Pathogenic Viruses (ZBS1), Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany, Department of Zoology and Environment Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4667-6466

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• Franziska Schwarz,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Centre for Biological Threats and Special Pathogens, Highly Pathogenic Viruses (ZBS1), Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany

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• Therese Muzeniek,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Centre for Biological Threats and Special Pathogens, Highly Pathogenic Viruses (ZBS1), Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany

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• Sahan Siriwardana,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Zoology and Environment Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka

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• Beate Becker-Ziaja,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Centre for International Health Protection, Public Health Laboratory Support (ZIG 4), Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany

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• Inoka Perera,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Zoology and Environment Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka

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• Shiroma Handunnetti,

  Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka

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• Jagathpriya Weerasena,

  Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka

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• Gayani Premawansa,

  Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Colombo North Teaching Hospital, Ragama, Sri Lanka

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• Sunil Premawansa,

  Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Zoology and Environment Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka

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• Wipula Yapa,

  Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Zoology and Environment Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka

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• Claudia Kohl,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Centre for Biological Threats and Special Pathogens, Highly Pathogenic Viruses (ZBS1), Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany

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• Andreas Nitsche

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Centre for Biological Threats and Special Pathogens, Highly Pathogenic Viruses (ZBS1), Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany

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