Underestimation of Leptospirosis Incidence in the French West Indies

Sylvie Cassadou; Jacques Rosine; Claude Flamand; Martina Escher; Martine Ledrans; Pascale Bourhy; Mathieu Picardeau; Philippe Quénel

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0004668

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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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Life Sciences [q-bio] / Microbiology and Parasitology

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