Regional Differences of Leptospirosis in Sri Lanka: Observations from a Flood-Associated Outbreak in 2011
Agampodi SB, Dahanayaka NJ, Bandaranayaka AK, Perera M, Priyankara S, Weerawansa P, Matthias MA, Vinetz JM. Regional Differences of Leptospirosis in Sri Lanka: Observations from a Flood-Associated Outbreak in 2011. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2014, 8: e2626. PMID: 24454971, PMCID: PMC3894175, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002626.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOutbreak of leptospirosisClinical presentationAcute renal failureDifferent clinical presentationsCross-sectional studyMedian bacterial loadPublic health interventionsPublic health relevanceLeptospira interrogans serovar laiRenal failureSevere thrombocytopeniaInfectious disease epidemicsDifferent Leptospira speciesEtiological causesImportant causeHealth interventionsHealth relevanceLeptospirosisTropical diseasesBacterial loadLeptospira kirschneriLeptospirosis outbreaksSerovar laiLeptospira speciesL. kirschneri