Human leptospirosis: a twenty-nine-year serological study in São Paulo, Brazil
A retrospective study of 9,335 cases of human leptospirosis in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, diagnosed between 1969 and 1997 showed that the disease is endemic throughout the state. Middle-aged adults, with a range of 20-39 years, were most frequently infected (32.40%). The mean annual incidence w...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:095761780d4644ecb82f7282e5269a8b 2024-09-09T19:24:22+00:00 Human leptospirosis: a twenty-nine-year serological study in São Paulo, Brazil Eliete Caló Romero Carla Cristiane da Motta Bernardo Paulo H. Yasuda 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/095761780d4644ecb82f7282e5269a8b EN eng Universidade de São Paulo (USP) http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652003000500002&tlng=en https://doaj.org/toc/1678-9946 1678-9946 https://doaj.org/article/095761780d4644ecb82f7282e5269a8b Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, Vol 45, Iss 5, Pp 245-248 (2003) Human leptospirosis Epidemiology Serology Brazil Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 article 2003 ftdoajarticles 2024-08-05T17:49:31Z A retrospective study of 9,335 cases of human leptospirosis in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, diagnosed between 1969 and 1997 showed that the disease is endemic throughout the state. Middle-aged adults, with a range of 20-39 years, were most frequently infected (32.40%). The mean annual incidence was 0.53 per 100,000 population and the disease was more frequent in males (87.0%). Cases occurred mainly in January to April each year. A peak was observed in 1991 and 1996 which rainfall average was 159.9 and 160.3, respectively. These data emphasize the potential public health importance of leptospirosis in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic |
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A retrospective study of 9,335 cases of human leptospirosis in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, diagnosed between 1969 and 1997 showed that the disease is endemic throughout the state. Middle-aged adults, with a range of 20-39 years, were most frequently infected (32.40%). The mean annual incidence was 0.53 per 100,000 population and the disease was more frequent in males (87.0%). Cases occurred mainly in January to April each year. A peak was observed in 1991 and 1996 which rainfall average was 159.9 and 160.3, respectively. These data emphasize the potential public health importance of leptospirosis in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. |
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