Productive model for leptospirosis
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5216/rpt.v38i1.6205Keywords:
Leptospirosis, Zoonosis, Public health.Abstract
The incidence of leptospirosis in Latin American countries has increased along withdisorderly growth of cities and occurrence of natural disasters. In Brazil, around 9,447
leptospirosis cases and 1,132 deaths from this cause occurred between 2003 and 2005.
The mean lethality rate recorded in this country is 12%. The disease presents a variety
of transmission and dissemination routes, among which rodents are considered to be
its main reservoir. Precarious living conditions in urban environments and domiciles
in close proximity to these reservoirs contribute towards the population’s exposure.
This paper systematizes a production model for leptospirosis, taking into account the
social, demographic, biological and climatic determinants involved in the genesis of
this disease and the challenges in its control.
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Published
2009-05-11
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OLIVEIRA, D. S. C. de; GUIMARÃES, M. J. B.; MEDEIROS, Z. Productive model for leptospirosis. Revista de Patologia Tropical / Journal of Tropical Pathology, Goiânia, v. 38, n. 1, p. 17–26, 2009. DOI: 10.5216/rpt.v38i1.6205. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/iptsp/article/view/6205. Acesso em: 18 may. 2024.
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