Absence of epidemicity of severe leptospirosis in Barbados
Epidemiol Infect
; 106(1): 151-6, Feb. 1991.
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| ID: med-12570
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ABSTRACT
The possibility of micro-epidemics of severe leptospirosis occurring on the island of Barbados was investigated by examining the space-time clustering of the disease in 212 laboratory confirmed cases admitted to Queen Elizabeth hospital, Bridgetown, over a 7-year period. A series of 109 patients with symptoms compatible with leptospirosis but shown to be otherwise by laboratory examination were also examined for comparison. No significant space-time clustering was found among the leptospirosis cases, indicating no evidence for micro-epidemics. By comparison, statistically significant clustering was apparent among the smaller non-leptospirosis series. Possible explanations for the absence of observed micro-epidemics of leptospirosis are discussed. (AU)
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MedCarib
Main subject:
Disease Outbreaks
/
Leptospirosis
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Barbados
/
Caribe ingles
Language:
En
Year:
1991
Type:
Article