Human leptospirosis trends, the Netherlands, 1925-2008.
To increase knowledge of leptospirosis in the Netherlands and identify changing trends of this disease over time, we analyzed historical passive surveillance reports for an 84-year period (1925-2008). We found that 2,553 mainly severe leptospirosis cases were diagnosed (average annual incidence rate 0.25 cases/100,000 population). The overall case-fatality rate for patients with reported leptospirosis was 6.5% but decreased over the period, probably because of improved treatment. Ninety percent of reported leptospirosis cases were in male patients. Most autochthonous leptospirosis infections w... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2013 |
Schlagwörter: | Leptospira spp / accidents / bacteria / diagnosis / epidemiologic trends / epidemiology / human leptospirosis / passive serologic surveillance / recreational activities / sex / the Netherlands / travelers / zoonoses |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26833402 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://repub.eur.nl/pub/98186 |