Flooding and heavy rainfall have been associated with numerous outbreaks of leptospirosis
around the world. With global climate change, extreme weather events such as cyclones …

Leptospirosis is a zoonotic bacterial disease found predominantly in impoverished
populations inhabiting developing countries with tropical climates. Global leptospirosis …

Severe floods increase the risk of leptospirosis outbreaks in endemic areas. This study
determines the spatial-temporal distribution of leptospirosis in relation to environmental …

OBJECTIVES: Leptospirosis continues to be a significant zoonosis of the developing world.
Globalization, in the context of international travel, particularly for recreational activities and …

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 is a zoonosis found worldwide, the main reservoir of which is the rat. Human
infection generally results from exposure to contaminated river or lake water or animals …

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 …

Background Leptospirosis, a spirochaetal zoonosis, occurs in diverse epidemiological
settings and affects vulnerable populations, such as rural subsistence farmers and urban …

The incidence of hospitalized leptospirosis patients was positively associated with increased
precipitation in Salvador, Brazil. However, Leptospira infection risk among a cohort of city …

Leptospirosis is an important zoonotic disease in the Pacific Islands. In Fiji, two successive
cyclones and severe flooding in 2012 resulted in outbreaks with 576 reported cases and 7 …