title: Leptospirosis in the South-Eastern Health Board region of the Republic of Ireland: 1990 to 1996.
abstract: The South-Eastern Health Board (SEHB) has the highest annual incidence of leptospirosis in the Republic of Ireland (12.3/million according to hospital inpatient enquiry data; 10.4/million by serology). Discharge diagnosis correlates strongly with numbers of cattle, but not of other livestock, which may indicate a true association with leptospirosis or may reflect an increased clinical suspicion in areas where livestock are prevalent.
authors.affiliation: St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pate
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: FitzSimon
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Mellotte
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D002417:Cattle; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007494:Ireland / Q000453:epidemiology; D007922:Leptospirosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control