SEROPREVALENCE OF LEPTOSPIROSIS AMONG HIGH-RISK POPULATION OF ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA

• Published in: The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene Vol. 74; no. 2; pp. 278 - 283
• Main Authors: SHARMA, SAMEER, VIJAYACHARI, PALURU, SUGUNAN, ATTAYOOR P, NATARAJASEENIVASAN, KALIMUTHUSAMY, SEHGAL, SUBHASH C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lawrence, KS ASTMH 01.02.2006; Allen Press
• Subjects: Adult; Agglutination Tests; Agricultural Workers' Diseases - blood; Agricultural Workers' Diseases - epidemiology; Agricultural Workers' Diseases - etiology; Animals; Antibodies, Bacterial - blood; Bacterial diseases; Biological and medical sciences; DNA, Bacterial - analysis; Female; Human bacterial diseases; Humans; India - epidemiology; Infectious diseases; Leptospira interrogans - genetics; Leptospira interrogans - immunology; Leptospira interrogans - isolation & purification; Leptospirosis - blood; Leptospirosis - epidemiology; Leptospirosis - etiology; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Miscellaneous; Phylogeny; Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique; Rats; Seasons; Seroepidemiologic Studies; Asia; India; Infection; Human; Leptospirosis; High risk; Prevalence; Spirochaetosis; Bacteriosis; Tropical medicine; Serology; Epidemiology

Leptospirosis is a severe spirochetal zoonosis in the world. It is considered an occupational disease of persons engaged in agriculture, sewage works, forestry, and animal slaughtering. A study was conducted with an objective of assessing the seroprevalence of leptospirosis among the high-risk group...