Age-specific epidemiology of human leptospirosis in New Caledonia, 2006-2016.


Journal

PloS one
ISSN: 1932-6203
Titre abrégé: PLoS One
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101285081

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
2020
Historique:
received: 08 07 2020
accepted: 10 11 2020
entrez: 30 11 2020
pubmed: 1 12 2020
medline: 6 1 2021
Statut: epublish

Résumé

With over one million cases worldwide annually and a high fatality in symptomatic forms, human leptospirosis is a growing public health concern for the most vulnerable populations, especially in the context of global warming and unplanned urbanization. Although the Asia-Pacific region is particularly affected, accurate epidemiological data are often lacking. We conducted an eleven-year retrospective laboratory-based epidemiological survey of human leptospirosis in New Caledonia. From 2006 to 2016, 904 cases were laboratory-confirmed, including 29 fatalities, corresponding to an average annual incidence of 30.6/100,000 and a case fatality rate of 3.2%. Over the period, there was a major shift from indirect serological diagnosis by MAT to direct diagnosis by real-time PCR, a more specific and sensitive test when performed early in the course of the disease. The systematic implementation of genotyping informed on the variety of the infective strains involved, with a predominance of serogroups Icterohaemorrhagiae and Pyrogenes. The epidemiological pattern showed a marked seasonality with an annual peak in March-April. Interestingly, the seasonal peak in children of school age was significantly earlier and corresponded to school holidays, suggesting that attending school from February on could protect children from environment-borne leptospirosis.

Identifiants

pubmed: 33253284
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0242886
pii: PONE-D-20-21201
pmc: PMC7703958
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

e0242886

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Auteurs

Elise Klement-Frutos (E)

Service des Médecine Interne et Maladies Infectieuses, Centre Hospitalier Territorial de Nouvelle-Calédonie, Noumea, New Caledonia.
Institut Pasteur de Nouvelle-Calédonie, Noumea, New Caledonia.

Arnaud Tarantola (A)

Institut Pasteur de Nouvelle-Calédonie, Noumea, New Caledonia.

Ann-Claire Gourinat (AC)

Service de Microbiologie, Centre Hospitalier Territorial de Nouvelle-Calédonie, Noumea, New Caledonia.

Ludovic Floury (L)

Direction des Affaires Sanitaires et Sociales, Gouvernement de la Nouvelle-Calédonie, Noumea, New Caledonia.

Cyrille Goarant (C)

Institut Pasteur de Nouvelle-Calédonie, Noumea, New Caledonia.

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