Emerging tropical diseases in Australia. Part 1. Leptospirosis

S. M. Tulsiani; C. L. Lau; G. C. Graham; A. F. Van Den Hurk; C. C. Jansen; L. D. Smythe; D. B. McKay; S. B. Craig

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Emerging tropical diseases in Australia. Part 1. Leptospirosis

S. M. Tulsiani, C. L. Lau, G. C. Graham, A. F. Van Den Hurk, C. C. Jansen, L. D. Smythe, D. B. McKay, S. B. Craig

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Abstract

Human leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease of global importance that causes significant morbidity and mortality, particularly in developing nations. In this review, the history, epidemiology, transmission, clinical presentation and treatment of this disease, and its impact in Australia, are discussed. Central to this review is the delineation of diagnostic methods for the disease and the challenges that this disease presents for both the clinician and diagnostic laboratory. This information should furnish clinicians with an updated tool to help overcome a number of problems associated with the diagnosis of leptospirosis.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	543-556
Number of pages	14
Journal	Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology
Volume	104
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1179/136485910X12851868779867
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2010
Externally published	Yes

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