Leptospirosis in Portugal: epidemiology from 1991 to 1997

J M Falcão; P J Nogueira; C Matias Dias; Z. P. Pimenta

doi:10.2807/esm.04.04.00063-en

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Leptospirosis in Portugal: epidemiology from 1991 to 1997
J M Falcão¹ , P J Nogueira¹ , C Matias Dias¹ , Z. P. Pimenta¹
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Affiliations: ¹ Observatório Nacional de Saúde, Instituto Nacional de Saúde Dr. Ricardo Jorge, Lisbon, Portugal

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Citation style for this article: Falcão J M, Nogueira P J, Matias Dias C, Pimenta Z. P.. Leptospirosis in Portugal: epidemiology from 1991 to 1997. Euro Surveill. 1999;4(4):pii=63. https://doi.org/10.2807/esm.04.04.00063-en

Abstract

The term leptospirosis describes a group of diseases caused by members of the order Spirochaetales, mainly the species Leptospira interrogans. Infection can be asymptomatic but disease of differing severity and clinical features (often suggestive of menin