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Detection of Leptospira species in bat cadavers, Czech and Slovak Republics

Veronika Seidlovaa Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Czech Academy of Sciences v.v.i., Brno, Czech Republic;b Department of Ecology and Diseases of Zoo Animals, Game, Fish and Bees, University of Veterinary Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech RepublicView further author information
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Petra Strakovác Veterinary Research Institute, Department of Infectious Diseases and Preventive Medicine, Brno, Czech RepublicView further author information
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Romana Kejíkováa Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Czech Academy of Sciences v.v.i., Brno, Czech RepublicView further author information
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Monika Nemcovab Department of Ecology and Diseases of Zoo Animals, Game, Fish and Bees, University of Veterinary Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech RepublicView further author information
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Tomáš Bartoničkad Department of Botany and Zoology, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech RepublicView further author information
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Jiří Salátc Veterinary Research Institute, Department of Infectious Diseases and Preventive Medicine, Brno, Czech RepublicView further author information
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Lucie Dufkovác Veterinary Research Institute, Department of Infectious Diseases and Preventive Medicine, Brno, Czech RepublicView further author information
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Silvie Šikutováa Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Czech Academy of Sciences v.v.i., Brno, Czech RepublicView further author information
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Jan Mendela Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Czech Academy of Sciences v.v.i., Brno, Czech RepublicView further author information
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Clifton McKeee Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USAView further author information
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Jan Zukala Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Czech Academy of Sciences v.v.i., Brno, Czech RepublicORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4967-6880View further author information
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Jiri Pikulab Department of Ecology and Diseases of Zoo Animals, Game, Fish and Bees, University of Veterinary Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech RepublicORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8747-9365View further author information
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Ivo Rudolfa Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Czech Academy of Sciences v.v.i., Brno, Czech RepublicCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 2211-2213 | Received 01 Jun 2022, Accepted 21 Aug 2022, Published online: 26 Sep 2022

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