Mayee WongAlan R. KatzDongmei LiBruce A. WilcoxUniversity of Hawaii at Manoa John A. Burns School of MedicineMahidol University2018-06-112018-06-112012-08-01American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Vol.87, No.2 (2012), 337-341000296372-s2.0-84864887054https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/14288We describe the geographic distribution and variation in host-pathogen specificity for Leptospira-infected small mammals collected concurrently from three Hawaiian Islands over a period of 14 years: 1990-2003. Four serogroups (Icterohaemorrhagiae, Ballum, Sejroe, and Australis) were identified from the 15,171 animals tested. Serogroup prevalence differed across host species and islands (P < 0.0001 for each), but not across years. The host associations and biogeographic patterns of Leptospira in Hawaii indicate a pathogen community shaped by ecological factors. Copyright © 2012 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.Mahidol UniversityImmunology and MicrobiologyMedicineArticleSCOPUS10.4269/ajtmh.2012.12-0187