Leptospirosis as Cause of Febrile Icteric Illness, Burkina Faso

Sylvie Zida (1, 2) , Dramane Kania (1) , Albert Sotto (3) , Michel Brun (2) , Mathieu Picardeau (4) , Joany Castéra (2) , Karine Bolloré (5) , Thérèse Kagoné (1) , Jacques Traoré (1) , Aline Ouoba (1) , Pierre Dujols (5) , Philippe van de Perre (5) , Nicolas Meda (1) , Edouard Tuaillon (5)

1 Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS) / Centre Muraz
2 UM - Université de Montpellier
3 VBMI - Virulence bactérienne et maladies infectieuses
4 Centre Collaborateur FAO/OMS pour l'épidémiologie de la leptospirose
5 Pathogénèse et contrôle des infections chroniques (PCCI)

Patients in Burkina Faso who sought medical attention for febrile jaundice were tested for leptospirosis. We confirmed leptospirosis in 27 (3.46%) of 781 patients: 23 (2.94%) tested positive using serologic assays and 4 (0.51%) using LipL32 PCR. We further presumed leptospirosis in 16 (2.82%) IgM-positive specimens.

Mots clés: Burkina Faso; ELISA; MAT; PCR; West Africa; bacteria; febrile illness; icteric; jaundice; leptospirosis

Domaines: Médecine humaine et pathologie

Sylvie Zida, Dramane Kania, Albert Sotto, Michel Brun, Mathieu Picardeau, et al.. Leptospirosis as Cause of Febrile Icteric Illness, Burkina Faso. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2018, 24 (8), pp.1569 - 1572. ⟨10.3201/eid2408.170436⟩. ⟨hal-01890214⟩