Leptospirosis as a cause of fever associated with jaundice in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

• Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases Vol. 15; no. 8; p. e0009670
• Main Authors: Mukadi Kakoni, Patrick, Munyeku Bazitama, Yannick, Nepomuceno, Jean Raphael, Pukuta-Simbu, Elisabeth, Kawhata Mawika, Francois, Kashitu Mujinga, Gracia, Palla, Luigi, Ahuka-Mundeke, Steve, Muyembe Tamfum, Jean-Jacques, Koizumi, Nobuo, Kubo, Yoshinao, Ariyoshi, Koya, Smith, Chris
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: San Francisco Public Library of Science 17.08.2021; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Agglutination tests; Antibodies; Biology and Life Sciences; Causes of; Complications and side effects; Differential diagnosis; Disease; Earth Sciences; ELISA; Epidemics; Epidemiology; Fever; Geographical distribution; Health care; Health surveillance; Hepatitis; Immunoglobulin M; Infections; Infectious diseases; Jaundice; Laboratories; Leptospira; Leptospirosis; Males; Medicine and Health Sciences; Pathogens; Patients; People and Places; Public health; Rainy season; Research and Analysis Methods; Risk analysis; Risk factors; Samples; Seasonal variations; Seasonality; Serology; Serum; Sociodemographics; Sociology; Statistical analysis; Statistical methods; Statistics; Tropical diseases; Urban areas; Urban environments; Vector-borne diseases; Wet season; Yellow fever; Young adults; Congo (Kinshasa); Congo-Democratic Republic of Congo

Background Fever with jaundice is a common symptom of some infectious diseases. In public health surveillance within the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), yellow fever is the only recognized cause of fever with jaundice. However, only 5% of the surveillance cases are positive for yellow fever...