[Seroepidemiological study of human leptospirosis at Reunion Island].

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    • Transliterated Title:
      Etude sero épidémiologique de la leptospirose humaine à l'île de laRéunion.
    • Source:
      Publisher: Masson Country of Publication: France NLM ID: 7608039 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0398-7620 (Print) Linking ISSN: 03987620 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Rev Epidemiol Sante Publique Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Original Publication: Paris, New York, Masson.
    • Subject Terms:
      Leptospira/*immunology ; Leptospirosis/*epidemiology ; Weil Disease/*epidemiology; Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Agricultural Workers' Diseases/immunology ; Antibodies, Bacterial/isolation & purification ; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay ; Female ; Humans ; Indian Ocean Islands/epidemiology ; Leptospirosis/immunology ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Prevalence ; Rural Population ; Seroepidemiologic Studies
    • Abstract:
      In order to evaluate the prevalence of human leptospirosis in Reunion island and to identify possible risk factors, a study was realised on a representative population sample of 3.338 persons. The prevalence of leptospirosis, diagnosed by ELISA and confirmed by Micro Agglutination Test, was 1.1%. Male predominance and higher prevalence in rainy parts of the island, were confirmed. It has not been possible to display risk factors such as housing conditions or professional exercise. The serological repartition showed not only icterohaemorrhagiae serovar, but also canicola, panama and sejroe, especially in women. These results, compared with clinical studies (showing nearly exclusive male repartition, in agricultural workers, due to icterohaemorrhagiae serovar), confirm the double look of human leptospirosis in Reunion island: clinical leptospirosis, severe, concerning males, often countrymen, due to icterohaemorrhagiae serovar, and infraclinical leptospirosis, concerning principally females, which is a domestic illness, due to other serovars.
    • Accession Number:
      0 (Antibodies, Bacterial)
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 19910101 Date Completed: 19910912 Latest Revision: 20061115
    • Publication Date:
      20221213
    • Accession Number:
      1866480