Using Death Certificate Reports to Find Severe Leptospirosis Cases, Brazil

Spichler, Anne; Athanazio, Daniel; Buzzar, Marcia; Castro, Bronislawa; Chapolla, Erica; Seguro, Antonio; Vinetz, Joseph M.

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Using Death Certificate Reports to Find Severe Leptospirosis Cases, Brazil

Published Date:

Oct 2007

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Emerg Infect Dis. 13(10):1560-1561.

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Spichler, Anne ; Athanazio, Daniel ; Buzzar, Marcia ; Castro, Bronislawa ; Chapolla, Erica ; ... More ▼

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Severe leptospirosis with pulmonary hemorrhage is emerging globally. Measures to control leptospirosis through sanitation depend on accurate case finding and reporting. Rapid death certificate reporting, plus necropsy of persons who died of leptospirosis, facilitates public health intervention and could provide an important tool in assessing the global burden of leptospirosis.

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