Leptospirosis in Takeo province, Kingdom of Cambodia, 2003

Background: In Cambodia, epidemiology and disease burden of leptospirosis were not addressed as they do not have an existing surveillance system and have limitations on their laboratory diagnosis. Objective: Define the existence of leptospirosis and determine the antibodies to serovars of leptospire...

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Main Authors: Heng Seng, Touch Sok, Waraluk Tangkanakul, Wimol Petkanchanapong, Uraiwan Kositanont, Hem Sareth, Bunleng Hor, Chuleeporn Jiraphongsa
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spelling th-mahidol.249812018-08-24T09:09:31Z Leptospirosis in Takeo province, Kingdom of Cambodia, 2003 Heng Seng Touch Sok Waraluk Tangkanakul Wimol Petkanchanapong Uraiwan Kositanont Hem Sareth Bunleng Hor Chuleeporn Jiraphongsa Bureau of Epidemiology Ministry of Health Cambodia Thailand Ministry of Public Health Mahidol University Takeo Provincial Hospital National HIV/AIDS Medicine Background: In Cambodia, epidemiology and disease burden of leptospirosis were not addressed as they do not have an existing surveillance system and have limitations on their laboratory diagnosis. Objective: Define the existence of leptospirosis and determine the antibodies to serovars of leptospires in Cambodia. Material and Method: One hundred and twenty-one suspected cases of leptospirosis were enrolled in this cross-sectional study, between September 8 and November 30, 2003 from Takeo Provincial Hospital in Doun Keo District, Cambodia. Results: Common clinical manifestations were fever (96%), headache (92%), and myalgia (87%). Common risk behaviors were throwing garbage on the ground (84%), pulling out sprouts (77%), fertilizing (49%), and plowing (47%). Microscopic agglutination test result confirmed four cases and polymerase chain reaction test result confirmed seven cases. Two cases each showed antibodies to serovars Javanica and Australis. An estimated annual incidence of leptospirosis in Takeo province was 7.65 per 100,000 populations. Further studies to define epidemiology and burden of disease are needed. Conclusion: Increasing awareness and knowledge on leptospirosis among people are necessary to decrease the impact of leptospirosis in Cambodia. 2018-08-24T02:09:31Z 2018-08-24T02:09:31Z 2007-03-01 Article Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand. Vol.90, No.3 (2007), 546-551 01252208 01252208 2-s2.0-33947274030 https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/24981 Mahidol University SCOPUS https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=33947274030&origin=inward
institution Mahidol University
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continent Asia
country Thailand
Thailand
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topic Medicine
spellingShingle Medicine
Heng Seng
Touch Sok
Waraluk Tangkanakul
Wimol Petkanchanapong
Uraiwan Kositanont
Hem Sareth
Bunleng Hor
Chuleeporn Jiraphongsa
Leptospirosis in Takeo province, Kingdom of Cambodia, 2003
description Background: In Cambodia, epidemiology and disease burden of leptospirosis were not addressed as they do not have an existing surveillance system and have limitations on their laboratory diagnosis. Objective: Define the existence of leptospirosis and determine the antibodies to serovars of leptospires in Cambodia. Material and Method: One hundred and twenty-one suspected cases of leptospirosis were enrolled in this cross-sectional study, between September 8 and November 30, 2003 from Takeo Provincial Hospital in Doun Keo District, Cambodia. Results: Common clinical manifestations were fever (96%), headache (92%), and myalgia (87%). Common risk behaviors were throwing garbage on the ground (84%), pulling out sprouts (77%), fertilizing (49%), and plowing (47%). Microscopic agglutination test result confirmed four cases and polymerase chain reaction test result confirmed seven cases. Two cases each showed antibodies to serovars Javanica and Australis. An estimated annual incidence of leptospirosis in Takeo province was 7.65 per 100,000 populations. Further studies to define epidemiology and burden of disease are needed. Conclusion: Increasing awareness and knowledge on leptospirosis among people are necessary to decrease the impact of leptospirosis in Cambodia.
author2 Bureau of Epidemiology
author_facet Bureau of Epidemiology
Heng Seng
Touch Sok
Waraluk Tangkanakul
Wimol Petkanchanapong
Uraiwan Kositanont
Hem Sareth
Bunleng Hor
Chuleeporn Jiraphongsa
format Article
author Heng Seng
Touch Sok
Waraluk Tangkanakul
Wimol Petkanchanapong
Uraiwan Kositanont
Hem Sareth
Bunleng Hor
Chuleeporn Jiraphongsa
author_sort Heng Seng
title Leptospirosis in Takeo province, Kingdom of Cambodia, 2003
title_short Leptospirosis in Takeo province, Kingdom of Cambodia, 2003
title_full Leptospirosis in Takeo province, Kingdom of Cambodia, 2003
title_fullStr Leptospirosis in Takeo province, Kingdom of Cambodia, 2003
title_full_unstemmed Leptospirosis in Takeo province, Kingdom of Cambodia, 2003
title_sort leptospirosis in takeo province, kingdom of cambodia, 2003
publishDate 2018
url https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/24981
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