Human leptospirosis on Reunion Island: Past and current burden

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 968-982

  Pagès, Frédéric ^a   Polycarpe, Dominique ^b   Dehecq, Jean Sébastien ^b   Picardeau, Mathieu ^c   Caillère, Nadège ^a   Jaffar Bandjee, Marie Christine ^d   Michault, Alain ^e   Filleul, Laurent ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE VEILLE SANITAIRE   (France)

^b Public Health Authority Agence de santé Océan Indien ARS OI   (France)

^c INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^d Route de Bellepierre   (France)

^e Centre Hospitalier Universitaire   (France)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Human; Indian Ocean; Leptospirosis; Reunion Island; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH RISK; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SURVEILLANCE AND ENFORCEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLIMATE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DENGUE; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HOME; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; HURRICANE; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; LEISURE; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESIDENTIAL AREA; REUNION; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SEASONAL VARIATION; TREND STUDY;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MASCARENE ISLANDS; REUNION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST OF ILLNESS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REUNION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892384422     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph110100968     Document Type: Article

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