Received 6 October 2009; received in revised form 8 December 2009; accepted 9 December 2009. published online 06 January 2010.
Summary
A recent upsurge in leptospirosis in travellers has prompted the following review of the epidemiology of this infection in humans. The available data from the published literature as well as laboratory surveillance were examined to determine the possible causes of the apparent change in epidemiology.
aSchool of Population Health, University of Queensland, Herston Road, Herston, Qld 4006, Australia
bTravel Medicine Centre Perth, Ground Floor 5 Mill St, Perth, WA 6000, Australia
cWHO/FAO/OIE Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Leptospirosis, Queensland Health Forensic and Scientific Services, Coopers Plains, Qld 4108, Australia
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