Leptospirosis as a cause of fever associated with jaundice in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Patrick Mukadi KakoniYannick Munyeku-BazitamaJean Raphael NepomucenoElisabeth Pukuta-SimbuFrancois Kawhata MawikaGracia Kashitu MujingaLuigi PallaSteve Ahuka-MundekeJean-Jacques Muyembe TamfumNobuo KoizumiYoshinao KuboKoya AriyoshiChris SmithPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2021)
This study showed that leptospirosis is likely an overlooked cause of unexplained cases of fever with jaundice in the DRC and highlights the need to consider leptospirosis in the differential diagnosis of fever with jaundice, particularly in young adult males. Further studies are needed to identify animal reservoirs, associated risk factors, and the burden of human leptospirosis in the DRC.