Travel-related leptospirosis in the Netherlands 2009 –2016: An epidemiological report and case series

Leptospirosis is a potentially fatal zoonotic disease that is prevalent in travellers. Here, we describe epidemiological and diagnostic characteristics of all returning travellers diagnosed with leptospirosis in the Netherlands between 2009 and 2016. Furthermore, we present a detailed clinical case series of all travellers with leptospirosis who presented at the Academic Medical Center (AMC) in the same period.

Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - May 10, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Sophia G. de Vries, Maud M.I. Bekedam, Benjamin J. Visser, Cornelis Stijnis, Pieter P.A.M. van Thiel, Mich èle van Vugt, Abraham Goorhuis, Jiri F.P. Wagenaar, Martin P. Grobusch, Marga G.A. Goris Source Type: research