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However, there are limited data on the disease from the Middle East, including from Jordan, despite recent outbreaks occurring in Jordan's neighbouring countries.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Sera samples from 809 participants in 11 governorates were tested for Leptospira sp. seropositivity to determine the seroprevalence and risk factors of Leptospira sp. in Jordan.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Overall, 3.3% (95% confidence interval [CI] 2.2 to 4.8) of individuals tested were seropositive for Leptospira antibodies. Individuals who drink surface water (spring or rain water) had 5.69 (95% CI 2.57 to 12.60) higher odds of seropositivity compared with individuals who used municipal or filtered water, after controlling for age and practicing horticulture.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>This is the first seroprevalence study of Leptospira sp. in Jordan and included important data on environmental and animal exposures.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/trstmh\/trab147","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,9,8]],"date-time":"2021-09-08T11:31:18Z","timestamp":1631100678000},"page":"1260-1264","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Seroprevalence and risk factors of <i>Leptospira<\/i> sp. among different groups in the Jordanian population: first 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