Surveillance of leptospirosis after flooding at Loei Province, Thailand by year 2002.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
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2005 ; 36 Suppl 4(): 202-5
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in English
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| ID: sea-32261
ABSTRACT
In this surveillance, suspected leptospirosis patients in Loei Hospital, Loei Province were studied by conventional methods of cultivation and microscopic agglutination test (MAT) during July-October, 2002. It was found that 63% of 64 admitted patients and 35% of 34 outpatients were found positive by leptospire cultivation. Antibodies determined by MAT were positive in 78% of 63 admitted patients. Particularly, the five most common agglutinating antibodies were reactive with serovars bratislava (57%), autumnalis (48%), new (38%), australis (37%) and bangkok (29%). The MAT results of 15 OPD patients were 67% positive with the following five serovars, including bratislava (47%), new (20%), bangkok (7%), ranarum (7%) and australis (7%). Accordingly, preventive strategies against leptospirosis outbreaks after flooding in Thailand should be undertaken, including the prompt treatment of the disease in this endemic area.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Thailand
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Time Factors
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Humans
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Agglutination Tests
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Seroepidemiologic Studies
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Population Surveillance
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Disease Outbreaks
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Risk Factors
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Risk Assessment
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Disasters
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Risk factors
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Screening study
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Year:
2005
Type:
Article
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