Leptospirosis is one of the most widespread and pervasive zoonotic bacterial diseases worldwide. Current global estimates indicate that more than 500 000 cases of human disease occur annually and that under-reporting is likely to be substantial especially in endemic regions. Human leptospirosis, caused by infection with pathogenic Leptospira bacteria, can range from a mild, self-limiting or sub...

Hantavirus infections and leptospirosis can have similar clinical and epidemiological features. We present here a case study of a young farmer with fever during the post-flood leptospirosis outbreak in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, in 2011. He presented with a classical clinical picture of leptospirosis and was managed and notified as a case of leptospirosis. Retrospective analysis of a stored serum...

tubal ligation is one of the most effective and reliable methods of contraception and of successful program of birth control in iran. present study was done to evaluate factors affecting risk of complications during tubal ligation surgery. we studied 1780 women that had tubal ligation in 13 hospitals in tehran during the years 1993-95. data on operation were collected by questionnaire and analy...

The spirochete Leptospira interrogans causes leptospirosis, a zoonosis. There are numerous clinical symptoms of leptospirosis. Clinical manifestations might range from subclinical infection with mild fever to severe jaundice and renal failure. Here, case leptospirosis acute failure, thrombocytopenia, hyperbilirubinemia is presented. A 51-year-old man presented fever, body aches, muscle colored ...

Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease with protean manifestations. A 35-year-old male presented with pneumonia after the Typhoon Morakot. Skin rash, conjunctival suffusion, and subconjunctival hemorrhage led us to the diagnosis of leptospirosis and the microscopic agglutination test confirmed the diagnosis. This patient well demonstrated the picture of conjunctival suffusion and reminded us of th...

leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease with global distribution that caused by pathogenic spirochetes of the genus leptospira. accurate diagnosis for differentiation of leptospirosis from other pyrogenic infections prevailing in the same locality and is imperative for proper treatment. therefore a molecular diagnostic test with high specificity and sensitivity such as pcr is essential. gene encodi...

Leptospirosis, an infectious disease of both animals and humans, is caused by infection with bacteria of the genus Leptospira. Leptospirosis in cattle may be manifested by different clinical syndromes such as a transient febrile response, a life threatening haemolytic crisis, chronic interstitial nephritis, mastitis, abortions, stillbirths and reproductive failure in cattle. Leptospirosis is an...

In the past decade, leptospirosis has emerged as a major zoonosis with a worldwide distribution. The disease is caused by bacteria of the genus Leptospira. The western Indian Ocean includes more than one hundred tropical or subequatorial islands where leptospirosis constitutes a major public health problem. The clinical signs of the human disease are generally similar to an influenza-like syndr...

Serology plays an important role in the diagnosis of leptospirosis. Few laboratories have the resources and expertise to perform the microscopic agglutination test. There is a need for rapid and simple serological tests which facilitate the early diagnosis of leptospirosis, while antibiotic therapy may be most effective. A commercially available indirect hemagglutination assay (IHA; MRL Diagnos...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE Leptospirosis outbreaks occur frequently in North and South Andaman Islands but not in Middle Andaman. In 2002, an outbreak appeared in Middle Andaman for the first time. Although a study on risk factors was conducted in North Andaman, it used seropositivity to define leptospirosis. Since seropositivity might not indicate current leptospiral infection and as no study on r...