Leptospirosis. Epidemiological features of a sporadic case.
Leptospirosis occurred in a 45-year-old man with presumed infection from an exposure to contaminated water at his source of employment. An intensive epidemiological investigation, including serological examination of all family members and pets and cultures on the patient and his family pets (cats and dogs), proved that the leptospiral organism was acquired by the patient's exposure to his dogs. The risk of acquiring infection from dogs that are asymptomatic and vaccinated is emphasized by this report.
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Department of Internal Medicine, Wilford Hall US Air Force Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, TX 78236-5300.
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Keefe
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D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000635:transmission*; D004285:Dogs; D006801:Humans; D007919:Leptospira; D041341:Leptospira interrogans serovar canicola; D007922:Leptospirosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013781:Texas; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000635:transmission