Prevalence and risk factors for human leptospirosis at a hospital serving a pastoralist community, Endulen, Tanzania.

Michael J MazeGabriel M ShirimaAbdul-Hamid S LukambagireRebecca F BodenhamMatthew P RubachShama Cash-GoldwasserManuela CarugatiKate M ThomasPhiloteus SakasakaNestory MkendaKathryn J AllanRudovick R KazwalaBlandina T MmbagaJoram J BuzaVenance P MaroRenee L GallowayDaniel T HaydonJohn A CrumpJo E B Halliday

Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2023)

We identified leptospirosis in approximately one in twelve patients attending hospital with fever from this rural community. Interventions that reduce risks associated with milking livestock may reduce human infections.

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