title: Cluster of leptospirosis cases among military personnel in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
abstract: We report two cases of leptospirosis in military personnel in southeastern Brazil. The cases were hospitalized following field training exercises, and presented with acute meningoencephalitis, respiratory illnesses, and skin rash. Leptospira interrogans serovars Icterohaemorrhagiae, Hebdomadis, Patoc, and Cynopteri were identified in the cases by microscopic agglutination test and PCR.
authors.affiliation: Center for Strategic Information in Health Surveillance, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21.040-900, Brazil. otilia.lupi@ipec.fiocruz.br
authors.forename: Otilia
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Lupi
authors.forename: Marco Antonio Carvalho
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Netto
authors.forename: Katia
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Avelar
authors.forename: Carolina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Romero
authors.forename: Robson
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bruniera
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brasil
mesh_terms: D000372:Agglutination Tests; D001938:Brazil; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D006801:Humans; D007921:Leptospira interrogans / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007922:Leptospirosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012423:Rural Health; D055815:Young Adult