Leptospirosis-associated Severe Pulmonary Hemorrhagic Syndrome, Salvador, Brazil

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Gouveia, Edilane L. ; Metcalfe, John ; de Carvalho, Ana Luiza F. ; Aires, Talita S.F. ; Villasboas-Bisneto, José Caetano ; Queirroz, Adriano ; Santos, Andréia C. ; Salgado, Kátia ; Reis, Mitermayer G. ; Ko, Albert I.
• Description:
  We report the emergence of leptospirosis-associated severe pulmonary hemorrhagic syndrome (SPHS) in slum communities in Salvador, Brazil. Although active surveillance did not identify SPHS before 2003, 47 cases were identified from 2003 through 2005; the case-fatality rate was 74%. By 2005, SPHS caused 55% of the deaths due to leptospirosis.
• Subjects:
  Adult Communicable Diseases, Emerging Female Hemorrhage Humans Lung Diseases Male Population Surveillance Time Factors
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 14(3):505-508.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Genre:
  Dispatch
• Place as Subject:
  Brazil
• Volume:
  14
• Issue:
  3
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:fad62f038b2931159441893dcab4e8fbf86cd6301d59371063031e3ed26f4f8f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/16995/cdc_16995_DS1.pdf
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