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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Outbreak of leptospirosis in New Caledonia: Diagnosis issues and burden of disease
Tropical Medicine and International Health, Volume 14, No. 8, Year 2009
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A leptospirosis epidemic affected New Caledonia during the first semester of 2008. A total of 135 cases were diagnosed with a relatively low fatality rate of 3.7%. Heavy rainfalls, related to La Niña, favoured this epidemic. The PCR, routinely used, confirmed 54% of the cases, and the microagglutination test 56%. Epidemiological and economical data on this epidemic are presented and discussed. © 2009 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
Authors & Co-Authors
Goarant, Cyrille
New Caledonia, Noumea
Institut Pasteur de Nouvelle-caledonie Noumea
Vernel-Pauillac, Frédérique
New Caledonia, Noumea
Institut Pasteur de Nouvelle-caledonie Noumea
Chanteau, Suzanne
New Caledonia, Noumea
Institut Pasteur de Nouvelle-caledonie Noumea
Guigon, Aurélie
New Caledonia, Noumea
Institut Pasteur de Nouvelle-caledonie Noumea
Statistics
Citations: 49
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 1
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Doi:
10.1111/j.1365-3156.2009.02310.x
ISSN:
13653156