Leptospirosis-associated Severe Pulmonary Hemorrhagic Syndrome, Salvador, Brazil

We report the emergence of leptospirosis-associated severe pulmonary hemorrhagic syndrome (SPHS) in slum communities in Salvador, Brazil. Although active surveillance did not identify SPHS before 2003, 47 cases were identified from 2003 through 2005; the case-fatality rate was 74%. By 2005, SPHS cau...

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Autores principales: Gouveia, Edilane L., Metcalfe, John, de Carvalho, Ana Luiza F., Aires, Talita S.F., Villasboas-Bisneto, José Caetano, Queirroz, Adriano, Santos, Andréia C., Salgado, Kátia, Reis, Mitermayer G., Ko, Albert I.
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Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2570821/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18325275
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1403.071064
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author Gouveia, Edilane L.
Metcalfe, John
de Carvalho, Ana Luiza F.
Aires, Talita S.F.
Villasboas-Bisneto, José Caetano
Queirroz, Adriano
Santos, Andréia C.
Salgado, Kátia
Reis, Mitermayer G.
Ko, Albert I.
author_facet Gouveia, Edilane L.
Metcalfe, John
de Carvalho, Ana Luiza F.
Aires, Talita S.F.
Villasboas-Bisneto, José Caetano
Queirroz, Adriano
Santos, Andréia C.
Salgado, Kátia
Reis, Mitermayer G.
Ko, Albert I.
author_sort Gouveia, Edilane L.
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description We report the emergence of leptospirosis-associated severe pulmonary hemorrhagic syndrome (SPHS) in slum communities in Salvador, Brazil. Although active surveillance did not identify SPHS before 2003, 47 cases were identified from 2003 through 2005; the case-fatality rate was 74%. By 2005, SPHS caused 55% of the deaths due to leptospirosis.
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spelling pubmed-25708212009-01-13 Leptospirosis-associated Severe Pulmonary Hemorrhagic Syndrome, Salvador, Brazil Gouveia, Edilane L. Metcalfe, John de Carvalho, Ana Luiza F. Aires, Talita S.F. Villasboas-Bisneto, José Caetano Queirroz, Adriano Santos, Andréia C. Salgado, Kátia Reis, Mitermayer G. Ko, Albert I. Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch We report the emergence of leptospirosis-associated severe pulmonary hemorrhagic syndrome (SPHS) in slum communities in Salvador, Brazil. Although active surveillance did not identify SPHS before 2003, 47 cases were identified from 2003 through 2005; the case-fatality rate was 74%. By 2005, SPHS caused 55% of the deaths due to leptospirosis. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008-03 /pmc/articles/PMC2570821/ /pubmed/18325275 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1403.071064 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
spellingShingle Dispatch
Gouveia, Edilane L.
Metcalfe, John
de Carvalho, Ana Luiza F.
Aires, Talita S.F.
Villasboas-Bisneto, José Caetano
Queirroz, Adriano
Santos, Andréia C.
Salgado, Kátia
Reis, Mitermayer G.
Ko, Albert I.
Leptospirosis-associated Severe Pulmonary Hemorrhagic Syndrome, Salvador, Brazil
title Leptospirosis-associated Severe Pulmonary Hemorrhagic Syndrome, Salvador, Brazil
title_full Leptospirosis-associated Severe Pulmonary Hemorrhagic Syndrome, Salvador, Brazil
title_fullStr Leptospirosis-associated Severe Pulmonary Hemorrhagic Syndrome, Salvador, Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Leptospirosis-associated Severe Pulmonary Hemorrhagic Syndrome, Salvador, Brazil
title_short Leptospirosis-associated Severe Pulmonary Hemorrhagic Syndrome, Salvador, Brazil
title_sort leptospirosis-associated severe pulmonary hemorrhagic syndrome, salvador, brazil
topic Dispatch
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2570821/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18325275
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1403.071064
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