Leptospirosis in Madagascar Mark Moseley Ph D researcher

Leptospirosis in Madagascar Mark Moseley Ph. D researcher Institute of Biological and Environmental Science University of Aberdeen r 01 mhm 13@abdn. ac. uk

Overview 1. What is leptospirosis? 2. Why leptospirosis? 3. Why Madagascar? 4. Project 5. Conclusions

1. What is leptospirosis?

2. Why leptospirosis? • Misdiagnosed and underreported

2. Why leptospirosis? • Increase in severe forms

2. Why leptospirosis? • Socio-economic impacts

2. Why leptospirosis? • Linked to poverty Reis et al (2008)

2. Why leptospirosis? • Links to biodiversity loss Derne et al 2008

3. Why Madagascar? • Biodiversity http: //blog. conservation. org/2012/01/to-alleviate-poverty-biodiversity-conservation-is-critical /

3. Why Madagascar? • Poverty http: //www. oecd. org/dev/emea/40578194. pdf

3. Why Madagascar? • High regional incidence ?

Project • Study design

Project • Aim • To determine the genetic diversity of Leptospira in small mammal hosts in Madagascar at the landscape and national scale • Use Leptospira and host diversity data to identify areas at risk of disease emergence

Project • Results

Project • Plan

Conclusion • Wider significance Karesh et al (2012)

Thank you • Funding • Acknowledgements Supervisors: Dr Sandra Telfer Prof Stuart Piertney