Outbreak of Leptospirosis after Flood, the Philippines, 2009

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Amilasan, Al-shere T. ; Ujiie, Mugen ; Suzuki, Motoi ; Salva, Eumelia ; Belo, Maria Cecilia P. ; Koizumi, Nobuo ; Yoshimatsu, Kumiko ; Schmidt, Wolf-Peter ; Marte, Shane ; Dimaano, Efren M. ; Villarama, Jose Benito ; Ariyoshi, Koya
• Description:
  After a typhoon in September 2009, an outbreak of leptospirosis occurred in Metro Manila, the Philippines; 471 patients were hospitalized and 51 (10.8%) died. A hospital-based investigation found risk factors associated with fatal infection to be older age, hemoptysis, anuria, jaundice, and delayed treatment with antimicrobial drugs.
• Subjects:
  Adult Bacteria Cyclonic Storms Disease Outbreaks Dispatch Female Floods Humans Leptospirosis Male Middle Aged Phylogeography Risk Factors Young Adult

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 18(1):91-94.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Manila, Philippines
• Location:
  Asia
• Volume:
  18
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:a2284f948c1e89e27c0735c1796e1b62899f96049e1cd2488cc6dfe574f84478
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/23606/cdc_23606_DS1.pdf
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