Cluster of leptospirosis cases among military personnel in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Otilia Lupi; Marco Antonio Carvalho Netto; Katia Avelar; Carolina Romero; Robson Bruniera; Patricia Brasil

doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2012.10.007

Cluster of leptospirosis cases among military personnel in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Int J Infect Dis. 2013 Feb;17(2):e129-31. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2012.10.007. Epub 2012 Nov 26.

Authors

Otilia Lupi¹, Marco Antonio Carvalho Netto, Katia Avelar, Carolina Romero, Robson Bruniera, Patricia Brasil

Affiliation

¹ Center for Strategic Information in Health Surveillance, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21.040-900, Brazil. [email protected]

PMID: 23195639
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2012.10.007

Abstract

We report two cases of leptospirosis in military personnel in southeastern Brazil. The cases were hospitalized following field training exercises, and presented with acute meningoencephalitis, respiratory illnesses, and skin rash. Leptospira interrogans serovars Icterohaemorrhagiae, Hebdomadis, Patoc, and Cynopteri were identified in the cases by microscopic agglutination test and PCR.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Agglutination Tests
Brazil
Cluster Analysis
Humans
Leptospira interrogans / isolation & purification*
Leptospirosis / diagnosis*
Male
Military Personnel
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Rural Health
Young Adult