Using Death Certificate Reports to Find Severe Leptospirosis Cases, Brazil

Using Death Certificate Reports to Find Severe Leptospirosis Cases, Brazil

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 c...

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Main Authors: Anne Spichler, Daniel Athanazio, Marcia Buzzar, Bronislawa Castro, Erica Chapolla, Antonio Seguro, Joseph M. Vinetz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Leptospirosis
zoonotic disease
notification
emerging infectious disease
Brazil
dispatch
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/13/10/07-0150_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/13/10/07-0150_article

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