Marked increase in leptospirosis infections in humans and dogs in the Netherlands, 2014
| Autor: | Pijnacker, Roan, Goris, Marga G A, Te Wierik, Margreet J M, Broens, Els M, van der Giessen, Joke W B, de Rosa, Mauro, Wagenaar, Jaap A, Hartskeerl, Rudy A, Notermans, Daan W, Maassen, Kitty, Schimmer, Barbara, LS Klinisch Onderzoek Wagenaar, dI&I I&I-4 |
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| Přispěvatelé: | LS Klinisch Onderzoek Wagenaar, dI&I I&I-4, KIT: Biomedical Research |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
0301 basic medicine
Male Veterinary medicine Epidemiology Disease Outbreaks 0403 veterinary science Risk Factors Medicine Dog Diseases Netherlands Travel biology Incidence Zoonosis Bacteriologie 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Bacteriology Host Pathogen Interaction & Diagnostics Middle Aged Leptospirosis Population Surveillance Female Occupational exposure Seasons Adult medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent 040301 veterinary sciences Bioinformatica & Diermodellen 030106 microbiology Annual average 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult Age Distribution Dogs Leptospira Virology Bio-informatics & Animal models Life Science Animals Humans Epidemiology Bio-informatics & Animal models Symptom onset Sex Distribution Aged Host Pathogen Interaction & Diagnostics Epidemiologie business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Bacteriology Environmental Exposure biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Host Pathogen Interactie & Diagnostiek Epidemiologie Bioinformatica & Diermodellen Bacteriologie Host Pathogen Interactie & Diagnostiek business |
| Zdroj: | Eurosurveillance, 21(17). Centre Europeen pour la Surveillance Epidemiologique du SIDA Eurosurveillance 21 (2016) 17 Eurosurveillance, 21(17) Euro surveillance, 21(17). Centre Europeen pour la Surveillance Epidemiologique du SIDA |
| ISSN: | 1025-496X |
| Popis: | In the Netherlands, 97 human leptospirosis cases were notified in 2014. This represents a 4.6-fold increase in autochthonous cases (n = 60) compared with the annual average between 2010 and 2013. Most cases had symptom onset between June and November. This marked increase in humans coincided with an increase of leptospirosis in dogs. In 2014, 13 dogs with leptospirosis were reported, compared with two to six dogs annually from 2010 to 2013. The majority of the autochthonous cases (n = 20) were linked to recreational exposure, e.g. swimming or fishing, followed by occupational exposure (n = 15). About sixty per cent (n = 37) of the autochthonous cases were most likely attributable to surface water contact, and 13 cases to direct contact with animals, mainly rats. A possible explanation for this increase is the preceding mild winter of 2013–2014 followed by the warmest year in three centuries, possibly enabling rodents and Leptospira spp. to survive better. A slight increase in imported leptospirosis was also observed in Dutch tourists (n = 33) most of whom acquired their infection in Thailand (n = 18). More awareness and early recognition of this mainly rodent-borne zoonosis by medical and veterinary specialists is warranted. |
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