Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease of worldwide distribution caused by spirochetes of the
genus Leptospira. Humans are infected through direct contact with infected animals or …

Leptospirosis is an emerging health problem in Thailand, with dramatic increases in
reported incidence since 1996. The annual number of reported leptospirosis cases …

Leptospirosis is an acute febrile illness with a wide variety of clinical manifestations and is
encountered throughout the world, prominently in tropical areas with high rainfall. In this …

A 1-year population-based prospective study was launched in Seychelles, a country with
one of the highest human incidence of leptospirosis worldwide, to describe the characteristic …

Background & objectives: Leptospirosis outbreaks occur frequently in North and South
Andaman Islands but not in Middle Andaman. In 2002, an outbreak appeared in Middle …

This paper reviews the literature on human leptospirosis in Malaysia from its first description
in 1925 until the present day. Fletcher diagnosed the first case of human leptospirosis in …

Background. Epidemic leptospirosis is increasingly being reported from northern Kerala
during the monsoon months. We investigated the risk factors for mortality during the 2002 …

This study was done to determine the seroprevalence and risk factors of leptospirosis in
dogs. From March to September 2004, a total of 210 dogs were randomly selected from the …

The objectives of the study were to describe the mode of circulation (endemic or epidemic)
of human leptospirosis in various Pacific island states and territories by identifying …

Although leptospirosis is a globally important zoonotic disease that affects humans on all
continents, in both urban and rural areas, it often goes undiagnosed because its clinical …