[PDF][PDF] Temporal and spatial trends of leptospirosis cases in Sri Lanka

R Sanjeewani - 2017 - res.cmb.ac.lk
Leptospirosis is most common in tropical and subtropical areas and becoming an emerging
infectious disease in Sri Lanka too. Leptospirosis is a bacterial disease which is caused by …

Spatial and seasonal analysis of human leptospirosis in the District of Gampaha, Sri Lanka

TH Denipitiya, V Chandrasekharan… - Sri Lankan Journal of …, 2016 - sljid.sljol.info
Leptospirosis is a zoonostic infectious disease, caused by a pathogenic species of the
Genus Leptospira. In recent years, a markedly increased number of leptospirosis cases …

[PDF][PDF] Outbreaks of Leptospirosis in selected districts of Sri Lanka

SR Gnanapragasam - Int J Acad Res Dev, 2018 - researchgate.net
Leptospirosis is a severe infectious disease caused by bacteria. In Sri Lanka, it is one of the
main communicable diseases. From 2010 to 2017, more than 4000 outbreaks of …

[PDF][PDF] Distribution of leptospirosis patients in Sri Lanka: a retrospective study

N Karunathilaka, K Jayasekara… - … Journal of Community …, 2017 - researchgate.net
Background: Leptospirosis [LP] is zoonotic diseases and one of the main communicable
diseases in Sri Lanka [SL]. SL is a tropical country in the Indian Ocean with favorable …

The correlation between local weather and leptospirosis incidence in Kandy district, Sri Lanka from 2006 to 2015

NDB Ehelepola, K Ariyaratne… - Global health …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Leptospirosis is an important public health problem in Sri Lanka. Most people
become infected by contact with leptospires in soil and in surface water. Survival of …

[PDF][PDF] The climatic factors associated with incidence of Leptospirosis in Sri Lanka

P Palihawadana, J Amarasekera, S Ginige… - Journal of the College …, 2014 - academia.edu
Leptospirosis is an endemic disease of public health importance in Sri Lanka. An ecological
study was conducted to describe the association of selected climatic factors with district level …

Spatial epidemiology of suspected clinical leptospirosis in Sri Lanka

C Robertson, TA Nelson, C Stephen - Epidemiology & Infection, 2012 - cambridge.org
Leptospirosis is one of the most widespread zoonoses in the world. A large outbreak of
suspected human leptospirosis began in Sri Lanka during 2008. This study investigated …

Identify the risk for leptospirosis disease during flooding periods (Special reference to Medirigiriya Divisional Secretariat Division in Polonnaruwa district).

K Wijerathne, E Senevirathna - Procedia engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
Natural disasters have been entangled with life of human directly or indirectly. Flooding after
heavy rainfall is one of the terrific and most common hazards which can have serious …

[PDF][PDF] An Empirical Study on Human Leptospirosis Cases in the Western Province of Sri Lanka

SR Gnanapragasam - 2017 - repository.ou.ac.lk
Leptospirosis is a zoonotic infectious disease in the world. It is growing as a major public
health threat in Sri Lanka. The records in Sri Lanka show that, over 4000 cases were …

[PDF][PDF] Trend of leptospirosis and its association with meteorological factors in Thrissur district, Kerala

AK Premdas, B Areekal, ST Sukumaran… - International Journal of …, 2019 - researchgate.net
Background: Leptospirosis is a common zoonosis caused by bacteria, Leptospira. The core
determinants of the disease are the presence of carrier animals, environmental factors and …