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Underestimation of Leptospirosis Incidence in the French West Indies

Sylvie Cassadou 1, * Jacques Rosine 1 Claude Flamand 1 Martina Escher 1 Martine Ledrans 1 Pascale Bourhy 2 Mathieu Picardeau 2 Philippe Quénel 3
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1 CIRE Antilles-Guyane - Gourbeyre
2 Centre National de Référence de la Leptospirose-Centre Collaborateur FAO/OMS pour l'épidémiologie de la leptospirose-Biologie des Spirochètes
3 CIRE Antilles-Guyane - Fort de France
Abstract : Leptospirosis is a neglected zoonosis affecting mainly tropical and subtropical regions worldwide, particularly South America and the Caribbean. As in many other countries, under-reporting of cases was suspected in the French West Indies because of inadequate access to diagnostic tests for the general population.
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Sylvie Cassadou, Jacques Rosine, Claude Flamand, Martina Escher, Martine Ledrans, et al.. Underestimation of Leptospirosis Incidence in the French West Indies. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Public Library of Science, 2016, 10 (4), pp.e0004668. ⟨10.1371/journal.pntd.0004668⟩. ⟨pasteur-02551731⟩

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