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CLUSTER OF LEPTOSPIROSIS CASES AMONG MILITARY PERSONNEL IN RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL
Lupi, Otilia et al. | Date Issued: 2013
Author
Lupi, Otilia
Netto, Marco Antonio Carvalho
Avelar, Katia
Romero, Carolina
Bruniera, Robson
Brasil, Patricia
Affilliation
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas. Center for Strategic Information in Health Surveillance. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Municipal Department of Epidemiological Surveillance. Resende, RJ, Brazil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas. Center for Strategic Information in Health Surveillance. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Abstract
We report two cases of leptospirosis in military personnel in southeastern Brazil. The cases were hospitalized following field training exercises, and presented with acute meningoencephalitis, respiratory illnesses, and skin rash. Leptospira interrogans serovars Icterohaemorrhagiae, Hebdomadis, Patoc, and Cynopteri were identified in the cases by microscopic agglutination test and PCR.
Keywords
Brazil
Leptospira
Leptospirosis
Military troops
Rural areas
 
Publisher
Elsevier
Citation
LUPI, Otilia et al. Cluster of leptospirosis cases among military personnel in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, v. 17, p. 129-131, 2013.
DOI
10.1016/j.ijid.2012.10.007
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1201-9712