Factors associated with clinical leptospirosis: a population-based case- control study in the Seychelles (Indian Ocean) | Zendy

Pascal Bovet | Zendy; Claude Yersin | Zendy; Fabrice Mérien | Zendy; C.E. Davis | Zendy; P Pérolat | Zendy

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Factors associated with clinical leptospirosis: a population-based case- control study in the Seychelles (Indian Ocean)

Author(s) -

Pascal Bovet,

Claude Yersin,

Fabrice Mérien,

C.E. Davis,

P Pérolat

Publication year - 1999

Publication title -

international journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406

H-Index - 208

eISSN - 1464-3685

pISSN - 0300-5771

DOI - 10.1093/ije/28.3.583

Subject(s) - leptospirosis , incidence (geometry) , medicine , population , leptospira , subclinical infection , confidence interval , hygiene , epidemiology , serotype , veterinary medicine , environmental health , demography , immunology , pathology , physics , sociology , optics

In Western countries, leptospirosis is uncommon and mainly occurs in farmers and individuals indulging in water-related activities. In tropical countries, leptospirosis can be up to 1000 times more frequent and risk factors for this often severe disease may differ.

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