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 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 19, Iss 3, Pp 371-378 (2013) |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Schlagwörter: | human leptospirosis / Leptospira spp / bacteria / epidemiology / diagnosis / travelers disease / Medicine / R / Infectious and parasitic diseases / RC109-216 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27191420 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1903.111260 |