2014
Globalization of leptospirosis through travel and migration
Bandara M, Ananda M, Wickramage K, Berger E, Agampodi S. Globalization of leptospirosis through travel and migration. Globalization And Health 2014, 10: 61. PMID: 25112368, PMCID: PMC4131158, DOI: 10.1186/s12992-014-0061-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor independent risk factorIndependent risk factorEpidemiology of leptospirosisWidespread zoonotic diseaseRisk factorsContribution of travelOccupational exposurePreventive strategiesHigh-income countriesEndemic countriesDisease acquisitionHealth professionalsTotal caseloadHealth systemLeptospirosisDiagnostic facilitiesDiseaseZoonotic diseaseInternational travelGlobal travelPrevious studiesLongitudinal dataClear increaseEpidemiologyDiagnosis
2013
Outbreak of leptospirosis after white-water rafting: sign of a shift from rural to recreational leptospirosis in Sri Lanka?
AGAMPODI SB, KARUNARATHNA D, JAYATHILALA N, RATHNAYAKA H, AGAMPODI TC, KARUNANAYAKA L. Outbreak of leptospirosis after white-water rafting: sign of a shift from rural to recreational leptospirosis in Sri Lanka? Epidemiology And Infection 2013, 142: 843-846. PMID: 23800619, PMCID: PMC9151153, DOI: 10.1017/s0950268813001465.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMAT titresPositive IgM ELISAClassical clinical featuresAnti-leptospiral antibodiesHistory of leptospirosisOutbreak of leptospirosisEpidemiology of leptospirosisAfebrile patientsClinical featuresAcute leptospirosisFever patientsIgM ELISAAffluent urban populationsOccupational hazardsOutbreak investigationLeptospirosisLeptospirosis outbreaksOffice workersPatientsTitresWeeksExposureParticipantsOutbreakRecreational activities