Outbreak of leptospirosis in New Caledonia: diagnosis issues and burden of disease

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 microagglutina...

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Published in:Tropical medicine & international health 2009-08, Vol.14 (8), p.926-929
Main Authors: Goarant, C, Laumond-Barny, S, Perez, J, Vernel-Pauillac, F, Chanteau, S, Guigon, A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Animals
Animals, Domestic
Animals, Domestic - microbiology
Bacterial diseases
Biological and medical sciences
burden of disease
Carga de enfermedad
charge de morbidité
Child
Child, Preschool
diagnostic techniques and procedures
Disease Outbreaks
Disease Outbreaks - economics
Epidemia
epidemic
Epidemics
facteurs météorologiques
Factores meteorológicos
Female
General aspects
Health economics
Human bacterial diseases
Human health and pathology
Humans
Incidence
Infectious diseases
Leptospira
Leptospira - classification
leptospirose
Leptospirosis
Leptospirosis - diagnosis
Leptospirosis - economics
Leptospirosis - epidemiology
Leptospirosis - microbiology
Life Sciences
Male
Medical diagnosis
Medical sciences
meteorological factors
meteorological parameters
Middle Aged
Miscellaneous
New Caledonia
New Caledonia - epidemiology
Rain
Seasons
techniques de diagnostic et procédures
Técnicas y procedimientos de diagnóstico
Young Adult
épidémie
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1360-2276
1365-3156
DOI:10.1111/j.1365-3156.2009.02310.x