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, 3, 4) , Mathieu Picardeau (2, 3, 4) , Philippe Quénel (5, 6)

1 CIRE Antilles-Guyane - Gourbeyre
2 Centre Collaborateur FAO/OMS pour l'épidémiologie de la leptospirose
3 CNR - Centre National de Référence de la Leptospirose - National Reference Center Leptospirosis
4 Biologie des Spirochètes / Biology of Spirochetes
5 CIRE Antilles-Guyane - Fort de France
6 EHESP - École des Hautes Études en Santé Publique [EHESP]

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.

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]; Microbiology and Parasitology

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, 2016, 10 (4), pp.e0004668. ⟨10.1371/journal.pntd.0004668⟩. ⟨pasteur-02551731⟩