DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Leptospirosis is considered to be the most widespread zoonotic disease in the world. Human disease is acquired primarily through contact with water contaminated with the urine of infected wild or domestic animals. Lept
ospirosis is recognized as an emerging… More
DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Tuberculosis is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis with an estimated 2 billion people currently infected worldwide and several million new cases detected each year. Current methods of diag
nosis are slow and/or unreliable.… More
DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Leptospirosis is a life-threatening zoonotic infection that causes acute renal failure and pulmonary hemorrhage. In the US, human leptospirosis is an emerging disease due to outbreaks that have occurred during disasters
and sporting events and the increase in… More
DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Tuberculosis is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis with an estimated two billion people currently infected worldwide and over nine million new cases detected annually worldwide. This is the largest killer of patients with HIV/AIDS.… More