Leptospirosis After a Stay in Madagascar

We report a case of polymerase chain reaction (PCR)‐confirmed leptospirosis in a patient who recently traveled to Madagascar, a country where only two cases have been reported since 1955. Although laboratory and clinical presentations were atypical and despite leptospirosis not being a documented disease in Madagascar, blood and urine tests for leptospirosis enabled retrospective confirmation of the diagnosis.

Source: Journal of Travel Medicine - September 1, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Frédéric Pagès, Barbara Kuli, Marie‐Pierre Moiton, Cyrille Goarant, Marie‐Christine Jaffar‐Bandjee Tags: BRIEF COMMUNICATION Source Type: research