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Cluster of leptospirosis cases among military personnel in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Author(s) -

Otília Lupi,

Marco Antonio Carvalho Netto,

Kátia Eliane Santos Avelar,

Carolina S. Romero,

Robson Bruniera,

Patrícia Brasil

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

international journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278

H-Index - 89

eISSN - 1878-3511

pISSN - 1201-9712

DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2012.10.007

Subject(s) - leptospirosis , leptospira , direct agglutination test , cluster (spacecraft) , military personnel , serotype , medicine , rash , leptospira interrogans , virology , geography , immunology , serology , dermatology , archaeology , computer science , antibody , programming language

We report two cases of leptospirosis in military personnel in southeastern Brazil. The cases were hospitalized following field training exercises, and presented with acute meningoencephalitis, respiratory illnesses, and skin rash. Leptospira interrogans serovars Icterohaemorrhagiae, Hebdomadis, Patoc, and Cynopteri were identified in the cases by microscopic agglutination test and PCR.

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