[Seroepidemiologic study on leptospirosis in the Camargue region].
The damp environment and density of animal population in Camargue are good arguments for the study of leptospirosis. A serological and epidemiological survey on 642 blood samples revealed 36 (5.6%) with significant antibody titers. Icterohaemorrhagiae is followed by Canicola, Grippotyphosa, Australis and Ballum... The most endemic area is not Camargue but the area situated at the northeast (Basse-Durance). Women are twice more affected than men. These two results are not consistent with our initial hypothesis. It is always advisable to seek the etiology of fevers of unknown origin.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D007921:Leptospira interrogans; D041341:Leptospira interrogans serovar canicola; D007922:Leptospirosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012698:Serologic Tests
Etude séro-épidémiologique sur la leptospirose en région camarguaise.