[PDF][PDF] Leptospirosis: an emerging health problem in Thailand

W Tangkanakul, HL Smits, S Jatanasen… - … Asian Journal of …, 2005 - thaiscience.info
Leptospirosis is an emerging health problem in Thailand, with dramatic increases in
reported incidence since 1996. The annual number of reported leptospirosis cases …

Epidemiology of leptospirosis from Thai national disease surveillance system, 2003-2012

S Hinjoy - … Surveillance, Investigation & Response (OSIR) Journal, 2014 - he02.tci-thaijo.org
Leptospirosis is a major public health problem in Thailand. A description on epidemiology of
the disease could increase understanding of leptospirosis and suggest potential prevention …

[PDF][PDF] Risk factors associated with leptospirosis in northeastern Thailand, 1998.

W Tangkanakul, P Tharmaphornpil… - The American journal …, 2000 - academia.edu
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 …

Current status of leptospirosis in Japan and Philippines

Y Yanagihara, SYAM Villanueva, S Yoshida… - … and infectious diseases, 2007 - Elsevier
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 …

[PDF][PDF] Seroprevalence and risk factors associated with leptospirosis in dogs

T Meeyam, P Tablerk, B Petchanok… - … Asian journal of …, 2006 - thaiscience.info
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 …

Leptospirosis in the Asia Pacific region

AFB Victoriano, LD Smythe, N Gloriani-Barzaga… - BMC infectious …, 2009 - Springer
Background Leptospirosis is a worldwide zoonotic infection that has been recognized for
decades, but the problem of the disease has not been fully addressed, particularly in …

Leptospirosis: case reports of an outbreak in Guyana

J Liverpool, S Francis, CE Liverpool… - Annals of Tropical …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

Increasing trends of leptospirosis in northern India: a clinico-epidemiological study

S Sethi, N Sharma, N Kakkar, J Taneja… - PLoS neglected …, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Background Leptospirosis, a zoonosis associated with potentially fatal consequences, has
long been a grossly underreported disease in India. There is no accurate estimate of the …

[PDF][PDF] Leptospirosis incidence and mortality in Malaysia

WL Tan, SA Soelar, MA Mohd Suan… - Southeast Asian J …, 2016 - thaiscience.info
Leptospirosis is endemic in Southeast Asia, Central and South America, the Caribbean, and
Oceania. Malaysia was categorized as a probable endemic country without any available …

Epidemiology of human leptospirosis in Malaysia, 2004–2012

D Benacer, KL Thong, NC Min, KB Verasahib… - Acta tropica, 2016 - Elsevier
Leptospirosis is an emerging disease, especially in countries with a tropical climate such as
Malaysia. A dramatic increase in the number of cases has been reported over the last …