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S. Saravanan, A.M. Dinakaran, M. Geetha and G. Selvaraju
.(2009). "Incidence of Leptospirosis in Humans and the Epidemiological Pattern of Occurrence". Journal of Veterinary Public Health, Vol. 07 Issue 2. Page No: 83–86
Incidence of Leptospirosis in Humans and the Epidemiological Pattern of Occurrence
Page No. : 83–86
ABSTRACT
A total of 725 serum samples obtained over a period of 12 months from human patients with acute, febrile illness were tested to detect an early infection of leptospirosis by employing dark field microscopy as a rapid diagnostic technique. An incidence rate of 53.0% was recorded with livestock and pet owners (72.7%) being predominant risk group. Young people within 0–20 age group (60.5%) and males (59.4%) were found more susceptible to this infection and occurrence was higher in Northeast monsoon (58.2%) of the year.Keywords: Dark field microscopy, epidemiology, incidence, leptospirosis