Open AccessStudying risk factors associated with Human Leptospirosis
Author(s) -
Ramachandra Kamath,
Subhashisa Swain,
Sanjay Pattanshetty,
N. Sreekumaran Nair
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of global infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-8245
pISSN - 0974-777X
DOI - 10.4103/0974-777x.127941
Subject(s) - odds ratio , environmental health , medicine , leptospirosis , confidence interval , population , logistic regression , seroprevalence , disease , demography , veterinary medicine , antibody , serology , sociology , immunology
Leptospirosis is one of the most under diagnosed and underreported disease in both developed and developing countries including India. It is established that environmental conditions and occupational habit of the individuals put them at risk of acquiring disease, which varies from community to community. Various seroprevalence studies across the world have documented emerging situation of this neglected tropical disease, but limited have probed to identify the risk factors, especially in India.