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Leptospirosis presenting as a haemorrhagic fever in a traveller from Africa.

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Leptospirosis is usually a mild illness, although the severity of clinical manifestations may vary between the serovars of leptospires. In May 1993, a 48-year-old man from Ghana presented with severe icteric leptospirosis, initially managed as viral haemorrhagic fever. The causative serovar,

Dynamic changes in the epidemiology of canicola fever in Israel. Natural adaptation of an established serotype to a new reservoir host.

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Investigation of human leptospirosis caused by the serotype canicola revealed a significant shift in the chain of infection of this disease. The adaptation of an old and well-established serotype to a new and abundant host, the Norway rat, provides a new means for spreading and transferring canicola

Leptospirosis among patients with pyrexia of unknown origin in a hospital in Guwahati, Assam.

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Leptospirosis is one of the important zoonoses of man and animals. In recent years, it has increasingly been reported from different parts of the world including India. Sera from 536 individuals with pyrexia of unknown origin (PUO) belonging to different age group, sex and occupation and having

The Epidemiology and Characteristics of Q fever and Co-infections with Scrub Typhus, Murine Typhus or Leptospirosis in Taiwan: A Nationwide Database Study.

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Q fever (QF) is a worldwide zoonosis associated with outbreaks. Only a few nationwide studies regarding the surveillance and epidemiology of human QF have been reported. Although QF is endemic in Taiwan, a nationwide database investigation of the epidemiology and characteristics of QF and its

[Fever and chills due to leptospirosis after travel to Thailand].

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Two weeks after rafting on a river in Thailand a Dutch 54-year-old male experienced chills and high fever. While rafting he had wounded his hand. Because of the history (water contact, the wound, high fever with chills), of the findings at examination (fever, conjunctivitis) and of the laboratory

New parameters available on Sysmex XE-5000 hematology analyzers contribute to differentiating dengue from leptospirosis and enteric fever.

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BACKGROUND Distinguishing dengue virus infection from other febrile thrombocytopenic illnesses such as leptospirosis or enteric fever is important but difficult, due to the unavailability of reliable diagnostic tests. Sysmex XE-5000 hematology analyzers use fluorescence flow cytometry to quantitate

Severe leptospirosis in a patient with positive serological test for spotted fever rickettsiosis.

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Here, we report a case of a 64-year-old man with severe leptospirosis infected in an area in Japan that is non-endemic to leptospirosis. Initially, findings of high-grade fever, mild generalised arthralgia, rashes on the trunk, mild thrombocytopenia, elevated liver enzymes and renal dysfunction led

Leptospirosis presenting as honeymoon fever.

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An increasing number of travelers from western countries visit tropical regions, questioning western physicians on the prophylaxis, the diagnosis and the therapeutic management of patients with travel-associated infection. In July 2014, a French couple stayed for an adventure-travel in Columbia

Prevalence of sand fly fever, West Nile, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, and leptospirosis antibodies in Pakistani military personnel.

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To determine the prevalence of antibodies to viral diseases known or suspected to be present in Pakistan, we studied 570 sera from three groups of adults; two of the groups were involved in outbreaks of hepatitis, and the third included men admitted to a hospital for evaluation of febrile illnesses.

Study on the Prevalence of Leptospirosis among Fever Cases Reported from Private Clinics in the Urban areas of Villupuram District, Tamil Nadu, India.

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OBJECTIVE To know the prevalence of leptospirosis cases reported in private clinics among fever cases in Villupuram District, Tamil Nadu, India to know its real magnitude of the problem and to diagnose Leptospirosis among fever cases from differential diagnosis. METHODS 1502 Blood serum samples

Co-infection of scrub typhus and leptospirosis in patients with pyrexia of unknown origin in Longding district of Arunachal Pradesh in 2013.

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BACKGROUND Scrub typhus and leptospirosis are bacterial zoonotic disease causing high morbidity and mortality. The seasonal outbreak of pyrexia is common in Arunachal Pradesh (AP); many times the disease remains undiagnosed. OBJECTIVE An outbreak of pyrexia of unknown origin (PUO) occurred in

Leptospirosis presenting with fever and pulmonary hemorrhage.

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Reports of leptospirosis have recently been increasing in Taiwan. We report a case of leptospirosis with the unusual initial manifestation of pulmonary hemorrhage. The patient presented with cough for 1 week and was admitted. After admission, fever, hemoptysis and severe dyspnea developed suddenly.

Short report: prospective evaluation of a multi-test strip for the diagnoses of scrub and murine typhus, leptospirosis, dengue Fever, and Salmonella typhi infection.

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A multi-test strip dotblot immunoassay for the diagnosis of typhoid fever, scrub typhus, murine typhus, dengue virus infection and leptospirosis was evaluated in Thai adults presenting to hospital with acute, undifferentiated fever. The kit gave multiple positive test results in 33 of 36 patients

Double trouble: hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome and leptospirosis.

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The clinical picture of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome can closely mimic that of unicteric leptospirosis and vice versa. This is the first description of dual infection with Dobrava virus and leptospira and alteration of immune parameters in a Croatian soldier.

Q fever and leptospirosis in the dairy farming community and allied workers of Worcestershire.

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Sera collected from dairy farmers, their families and farm workers, slaughtermen, artificial inseminators, veterinarians, and a group of doctors and civil servants with no direct connexion with farming were examined for evidence of Q fever or leptospirosis. One thousand and fifty-two sera examined

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