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Emerg Infect Dis
; 14(3): 505-8, 2008 Mar.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18325275
ABSTRACT
We report the emergence of leptospirosis-associated severe pulmonary hemorrhagic syndrome (SPHS) in slum communities in Salvador, Brazil. Although active surveillance did not identify SPHS before 2003, 47 cases were identified from 2003 through 2005; the case-fatality rate was 74%. By 2005, SPHS caused 55% of the deaths due to leptospirosis.
