Influence of Rainfall on Leptospira Infection and Disease in a Tropical Urban Setting, Brazil

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Hacker, Kathryn P. ; Sacramento, Gielson A. ; Cruz, Jaqueline S. ; de Oliveira, Daiana ; Nery, Nivison ; Lindow, Janet C. ; Carvalho, Mayara ; Hagan, Jose ; Diggle, Peter J. ; Begon, Mike ; Reis, Mitermayer G. ; Wunder, Elsio A. ; Ko, Albert I. ; Costa, Federico
• Description:
  The incidence of hospitalized leptospirosis patients was positively associated with increased precipitation in Salvador, Brazil. However, Leptospira infection risk among a cohort of city residents was inversely associated with rainfall. These findings indicate that, although heavy rainfall may increase severe illness, Leptospira exposures can occur year-round.
• Subjects:
  Adult Aged Aged, 80 And Over Child Child, Preschool Female Hospitalization Humans Incidence Leptospirosis Male Middle Aged Poverty Rain Risk Factors Seasons Young Adult

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 26(2):311-314
• Pubmed ID:
  31961288
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6986844
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  F31 AI114245/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States ; R01 AI121207/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States ; R01 TW009504/TW/FIC NIH HHS/United States ; R25 TW009338/TW/FIC NIH HHS/United States
• Place as Subject:
  Brazil
• Volume:
  26
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:8a8152d95748010b47be5e72397d7133fd428a4098ad8c9fc9faf28285a23889
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/84816/cdc_84816_DS1.pdf
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