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News Release 13-084
Human Disease Leptospirosis Identified in New Species, the Banded Mongoose, in Africa
Scientists find widespread but neglected disease is significant health threat in Botswana
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Banded mongoose troops are radio-collared and tracked across the landscape in Botswana.
Credit: B. Fairbanks, Virginia Tech
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Scientist Kathleen Alexander studies disease transmission in villages in Botswana.
Credit: M. Ramotadima, CARACAL
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Mongoose, along with other species such as warthogs, are experts at finding human trash.
Credit: P. Laver, Virginia Tech
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Residents aren't the only people to meet up with a banded mongoose; tourists do too.
Credit: P. Laver, Virginia Tech
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Banded mongoose share the Botswana landscape with humans; leptospirosis often follows.
Credit: K. Alexander, Virginia Tech
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Researcher Sarah Jobbins works in a field laboratory in Botswana, testing for leptospirosis.
Credit: I. Moore, CARACAL
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