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

Thejanee Perera, Franziska Schwarz, Therese Muzeniek, Sahan Siriwardana, Beate Becker-Ziaja, Inoka Perera, Shiroma Handunnetti, Jagathpriya Weerasena, Gayani Premawansa, Sunil Premawansa, Wipula Yapa, Claudia Kohl, Andreas Nitsche

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0012576
Published: 2026-03-04
Container: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Publisher: Public Library of Science (PLoS)
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pntd.0012576,
  title = {First report of pathogenic Leptospira in Sri Lankan bats: A potential reservoir risk?},
  author = {Thejanee Perera and Franziska Schwarz and Therese Muzeniek and Sahan Siriwardana and Beate Becker-Ziaja and Inoka Perera and Shiroma Handunnetti and Jagathpriya Weerasena and Gayani Premawansa and Sunil Premawansa and Wipula Yapa and Claudia Kohl and Andreas Nitsche},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pntd.0012576},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012576}
}

RIS

TY  - JOUR
TI  - First report of pathogenic Leptospira in Sri Lankan bats: A potential reservoir risk?
AU  - Thejanee Perera
AU  - Franziska Schwarz
AU  - Therese Muzeniek
AU  - Sahan Siriwardana
AU  - Beate Becker-Ziaja
AU  - Inoka Perera
AU  - Shiroma Handunnetti
AU  - Jagathpriya Weerasena
AU  - Gayani Premawansa
AU  - Sunil Premawansa
AU  - Wipula Yapa
AU  - Claudia Kohl
AU  - Andreas Nitsche
PY  - 2026
JO  - PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
DO  - 10.1371/journal.pntd.0012576
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012576
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Perera, T., Schwarz, F., Muzeniek, T., Siriwardana, S., Becker-Ziaja, B., Perera, I., Handunnetti, S., Weerasena, J., Premawansa, G., Premawansa, S., Yapa, W., Kohl, C., & Nitsche, A. (2026). First report of pathogenic Leptospira in Sri Lankan bats: A potential reservoir risk?. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012576

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