An outbreak of leptospirosis associated with cattle workers during the wet season, in the Northern Territory of Australia, 2021.
Commun Dis Intell (2018)
; 462022 Apr 26.
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| ID: mdl-35469553
ABSTRACT
Abstract An outbreak of leptospirosis occurred in the Top End of the Northern Territory, Australia, during the wet season in early 2021. There were 14 outbreak cases; most were male (12/14; 86%) and non-Indigenous (13/14; 93%) with a median age of 22 years (range 19-52 years). We conducted a descriptive case series to investigate the outbreak. We determined that the outbreak was most likely due to higher than usual rainfall in a workplace with exposure to cattle, heightened by wearing clothing and footwear which offered little protection, with limited use of personal protective equipment (PPE). Increased and ongoing education for cattle industry workers, and promotion of the use of appropriate clothing and PPE, may minimise the risk of future outbreaks. Australia's national surveillance case definition for leptospirosis should be reviewed to incorporate the use of nucleic acid testing in the detection of leptospirosis.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Leptospira
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Leptospirose
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Animals
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Oceania
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Commun Dis Intell (2018)
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Austrália