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https://dora.health.qld.gov.au/qldresearchjspui/handle/1/5112| Title: | Undetected serovars: leptospirosis cases in the Cairns region during the 2021 wet season | Authors: | Taunton, Caroline ;Hayek, Carol El;Field, Emma;Rubenach, Sally ;Esmonde, Juliet ;Smith, Simon ;Preston-Thomas, Annie | Issue Date: | 2022 | Source: | Taunton, C., Hayek, C. E., Field, E., Rubenach, S., Esmonde, J., Smith, S., & Preston-Thomas, A. (2022). Undetected serovars: leptospirosis cases in the Cairns region during the 2021 wet season. Communicable diseases intelligence (2018), 46, 10.33321/cdi.2022.46.70. https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2022.46.70 | Journal: | Communicable diseases intelligence (2018) | Abstract: | Leptospirosis infection can lead to serious renal and cardiopulmonary complications and can be fatal. Following heavy rainfall and localised flooding in early 2021, Tropical Public Health Services in Cairns were alerted to an increase in leptospirosis cases in the region, with notifications almost three times higher than usual by mid-February. An epidemiological investigation was undertaken. | Description: | Cairns & Hinterland Hospital and Health Service (CHHHS) affiliated authors: Caroline Taunton, Sally Rubenach, Juliet Esmonde, Simon Smith, Annie Preston-Thomas | DOI: | 10.33321/cdi.2022.46.70 | Keywords: | Cairns;Leptospirosis;Queensland;banana;cattle;rainfall;serovar;surveillance | Type: | Article |
| Appears in Sites: | Cairns & Hinterland HHS Publications Queensland Health Publications |
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