Leptospirosis: an emerging disease in travellers.
A recent upsurge in leptospirosis in travellers has prompted the following review of the epidemiology of this infection in humans. The available data from the published literature as well as laboratory surveillance were examined to determine the possible causes of the apparent change in epidemiology.
Lau
Colleen
C
School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Herston Road, Herston, Qld 4006, Australia. colleen.lau@uq.edu.au
Smythe
Lee
L
Weinstein
Philip
P
D000818:Animals; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005843:Geography; D006801:Humans; D007922:Leptospirosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D014195:Travel; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000453:epidemiology