Leptospirosis during Dengue Outbreak, Bangladesh

Leptospirosis during Dengue Outbreak, Bangladesh

We collected acute-phase serum samples from febrile patients at 2 major hospitals in Dhaka, Bangladesh, during an outbreak of dengue fever in 2001. A total of 18% of dengue-negative patients tested positive for leptospirosis. The case-fatality rate among leptospirosis patients (5%) was higher than a...

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Main Authors: Regina C. LaRocque, Robert F. Breiman, Mary D. Ari, Roger E. Morey, Firdous Ara Janan, John Mosely Hayes, M. Anowar Hossain, W. Abdullah Brooks, Paul N. Levett
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Keywords: Leptospirosis
Dengue
Bangladesh
fever
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/5/04-1212_article

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