Mathurin N’Goran Koffi

Molecular Diagnosis of Leptospires in Urban Rodents: Zoonotic Implications for Human Populations in Daloa (Central-Western Côte d’Ivoire)

Bernardin Ahouty Ahouty, Siriki Simaro, Eric Joël TAHOU, Bohoussou George Kassi, Innocent Abe Allepo, Edwige Abla Sokouri, Martial Kassi N’djetchi & Mathurin N’Goran Koffi · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2026

Background: Leptospirosis is a neglected zoonotic disease of considerable public health importance, particularly in tropical regions where inadequate sanitation and rodent proliferation favour bacterial transmission. Urban rodents may act as reservoirs of Leptospira, contributing...