Leptospirosis: An emerging disease in travellers

Colleen Lau; Lee Smythe; Philip Weinstein

doi:10.1016/j.tmaid.2009.12.002

Leptospirosis: An emerging disease in travellers

Colleen Lau^*, Lee Smythe, Philip Weinstein

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Abstract

A recent upsurge in leptospirosis in travellers has prompted the following review of the epidemiology of this infection in humans. The available data from the published literature as well as laboratory surveillance were examined to determine the possible causes of the apparent change in epidemiology.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	33-39
Number of pages	7
Journal	Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
Volume	8
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmaid.2009.12.002
Publication status	Published - Jan 2010
Externally published	Yes

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