Abstract
Leptospirosis is a reemerging infectious disease in California. Leptospirosis is the most widespread zoonosis throughout the world, though it is infrequently diagnosed in the continental United States. From 1982 to 2001, most reported California cases occurred in previously healthy young adult white men after recreational exposures to contaminated freshwater. We report five recent cases of human leptospirosis acquired in California, including the first documented common-source outbreak of human leptospirosis acquired in this state, and describe the subsequent environmental investigation. Salient features in the California cases include high fever with uniform renal impairment and mild hepatitis. Because leptospirosis can progress rapidly if untreated, this reemerging infection deserves consideration in febrile patients with a history of recreational freshwater exposure, even in states with a low reported incidence of infection.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 406-412 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| State | Published - Mar 2004 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Reemerging Leptospirosis, California. / Meites, Elissa; Jay-Russell, Michele T; Deresinski, Stanley; Shieh, Wun Ju; Zaki, Sherif R.; Tompkins, Lucy; Smith, D. Scott.
In: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol. 10, No. 3, 03.2004, p. 406-412.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
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T1 - Reemerging Leptospirosis, California
AU - Meites, Elissa
AU - Jay-Russell, Michele T
AU - Deresinski, Stanley
AU - Shieh, Wun Ju
AU - Zaki, Sherif R.
AU - Tompkins, Lucy
AU - Smith, D. Scott
PY - 2004/3
Y1 - 2004/3
N2 - Leptospirosis is a reemerging infectious disease in California. Leptospirosis is the most widespread zoonosis throughout the world, though it is infrequently diagnosed in the continental United States. From 1982 to 2001, most reported California cases occurred in previously healthy young adult white men after recreational exposures to contaminated freshwater. We report five recent cases of human leptospirosis acquired in California, including the first documented common-source outbreak of human leptospirosis acquired in this state, and describe the subsequent environmental investigation. Salient features in the California cases include high fever with uniform renal impairment and mild hepatitis. Because leptospirosis can progress rapidly if untreated, this reemerging infection deserves consideration in febrile patients with a history of recreational freshwater exposure, even in states with a low reported incidence of infection.
AB - Leptospirosis is a reemerging infectious disease in California. Leptospirosis is the most widespread zoonosis throughout the world, though it is infrequently diagnosed in the continental United States. From 1982 to 2001, most reported California cases occurred in previously healthy young adult white men after recreational exposures to contaminated freshwater. We report five recent cases of human leptospirosis acquired in California, including the first documented common-source outbreak of human leptospirosis acquired in this state, and describe the subsequent environmental investigation. Salient features in the California cases include high fever with uniform renal impairment and mild hepatitis. Because leptospirosis can progress rapidly if untreated, this reemerging infection deserves consideration in febrile patients with a history of recreational freshwater exposure, even in states with a low reported incidence of infection.
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JO - Emerging Infectious Diseases
JF - Emerging Infectious Diseases
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