2015
Global Burden of Leptospirosis: Estimated in Terms of Disability Adjusted Life Years
Torgerson PR, Hagan JE, Costa F, Calcagno J, Kane M, Martinez-Silveira MS, Goris MG, Stein C, Ko AI, Abela-Ridder B. Global Burden of Leptospirosis: Estimated in Terms of Disability Adjusted Life Years. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2015, 9: e0004122. PMID: 26431366, PMCID: PMC4591975, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisability Adjusted Life YearsGlobal burdenAdjusted Life YearsLife yearsResource-poor tropical countriesHighest burden estimatesSum of YLLsBurden of leptospirosisSignificant health burdenLife-threatening diseaseYears of lifeDiverse epidemiological settingsGBD 2010Febrile illnessDisease burdenHealth burdenBurden estimatesLife LostMortality rateUrban slum dwellersDisease estimatesEpidemiological settingsTotal burdenLikely sequelaeLeptospirosis
2012
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Related to Leptospirosis among Urban Slum Residents in Brazil
de Araújo W, Finkmoore B, Ribeiro GS, Reis RB, Felzemburgh RD, Hagan JE, Reis MG, Ko AI, Costa F. Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Related to Leptospirosis among Urban Slum Residents in Brazil. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2012, 88: 359-363. PMID: 23269657, PMCID: PMC3583330, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.12-0245.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrban slum communitySlum communitiesUrban slum residentsCross-sectional studyRisk of leptospirosisSlum residentsHousehold levelStructural interventionsUrban slumsIllegal poisonLeptospirosisResidentsDisease transmissionCommunityRisk activitiesTwo-thirdsAttitudesInterventionPracticeProtective clothingRat infestationSlumsRespondentsBrazilSalvador