[Seroepidemiologic study on leptospirosis in the Camargue region]

Bull Soc Pathol Exot Filiales. 1985;78(4):439-45.
[Article in French]

Abstract

The damp environment and density of animal population in Camargue are good arguments for the study of leptospirosis. A serological and epidemiological survey on 642 blood samples revealed 36 (5.6%) with significant antibody titers. Icterohaemorrhagiae is followed by Canicola, Grippotyphosa, Australis and Ballum... The most endemic area is not Camargue but the area situated at the northeast (Basse-Durance). Women are twice more affected than men. These two results are not consistent with our initial hypothesis. It is always advisable to seek the etiology of fevers of unknown origin.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Child
  • Female
  • France
  • Humans
  • Leptospira interrogans
  • Leptospira interrogans serovar canicola
  • Leptospirosis / diagnosis
  • Leptospirosis / epidemiology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Serologic Tests