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Human leptospirosis in the Marche region: Over 10 years of surveillance

Author(s) -

Magi Gloria,

Mingoia Marina,

Morroni Gianluca,

Fioriti Simona,

Coccitto Sonia Nina,

Di Sante Laura,

Giovanetti Eleonora,

Brenciani Andrea

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

microbiology and immunology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.664

H-Index - 70

eISSN - 1348-0421

pISSN - 0385-5600

DOI - 10.1111/1348-0421.12853

Subject(s) - leptospirosis , leptospira , direct agglutination test , serotype , biology , veterinary medicine , medicine , virology , immunology , serology , antibody

We conducted a 10 years’ retrospective study in 347 symptomatic individuals to assess the regional distribution of leptospirosis. A total of 173 individuals were diagnosed positive (49.8%): 11.5% were found positive to Leptospira by microscopic agglutination test positive, whereas 38.3% were found positive by microscopy analysis. The maximum peak of leptospirosis was reached in 2017 ( n = 32). The most common serovars were Icterohaemorrhagiae and Poi.

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