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[Human leptospirosis in Reunion Island. A 3-year epidemiological study (1985-1987)]
J D Law-Koune1, G Duval, A Michault
1Service de Réanimation, Hôpital de Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
Bulletin De La Societe De Pathologie Exotique Et De Ses Filiales
|January 1, 1989
Abstract:
During a three-year period (1985-1987), in Reunion Island, 252 cases of leptospirosis were clinically diagnosed in humans, and serologically confirmed. The epidemiological study showed a significant male predominance, presence during all ages of life; no month and no geographical zone are spared but maximal incidences are noted during periods of and in localities with the most important rainfall. Severe forms are frequent but mortality remains low.