Browsing by Subject "Leptospirosis/epidemiology"
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2005-07-31ZeitschriftenartikelLeptospirosis in Germany, 1962–2003 Epidemiologic trends of human leptospirosis in Germany were investigated by analyzing national surveillance data from 1962 to 2003 and by conducting a questionnaire-based survey from 1997 to 2000. After a steady decrease ...
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2007-05-01ZeitschriftenartikelLeptospirosis in urban wild boars, Berlin, Germany. We found antibodies to leptospires in 25 (18%) of 141 wild boars from Berlin (95% confidence interval 12-25). Seropositivity was associated with chronic interstitial nephritis (odds ratio 10.5; p=0.01), and leptospires ...
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2010-04-10ZeitschriftenartikelOutbreak of leptospirosis among triathlon participants in Germany, 2006 Background: In August 2006, a case of leptospirosis occurred in an athlete after a triathlon held around Heidelberg and in the Neckar river. In order to study a possible outbreak and to determine risk factors for infection ...
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2009-03-15ZeitschriftenartikelResurgence of Field Fever in a Temperate Country: An Epidemic of Leptospirosis among Seasonal Strawberry Harvesters in Germany in 2007 Background: Although leptospirosis is a reemerging zoonosis of global importance, outbreaks related to agricultural exposures are primarily situated in tropical countries. In July 2007, a suspected leptospirosis outbreak ...