Publications

[acute leptospirosis in children in reunion island: a retrospective review of 16 cases].	leptospirosis is a worldwide zoonosis caused by pathogenic species of the genus leptospira. this infectious disease known with a high incidence in reunion island (french overseas territories in indian ocean) is in state of endemia especially during rains season.	2005	15994067
[epidemiological surveillance of leptospirosis on reunion island in 2004-2008: possible impact of chikungunya infection on the case fatality rate of leptospirosis.]	in 2006, increased mortality due to leptospirosis in reunion island had alerted the authorities and justified the conduct of this study in order to update knowledge on the epidemiology of leptospirosis, whereas the latest epidemiological data published on the disease dated back to 2003. this study followed the scheme of a descriptive retrospective survey based on data from reporting and investigation of hospitalized cases of leptospirosis that occurred in reunion between the 1st january 2004 and ...	2010	21174236
short report: seroprevalence of human leptospirosis in reunion island (indian ocean) assessed by microscopic agglutination test on paper disc-absorbed whole blood.	in the last decade, leptospirosis has emerged as a globally important infectious disease. humans most commonly become infected through occupational, recreational, or domestic contact with the urine of carrier animals, either directly or through contaminated water or soil. the disease occurs in urban areas of industrialized and developing countries as well as rural regions worldwide. we present a retrospective study conducted in 2006 on 2,269 randomly selected reunion island inhabitants. blood sa ...	2011	22144451
human leptospirosis on reunion island, indian ocean: are rodents the (only) ones to blame?	although leptospirosis is a zoonosis of major concern on tropical islands, the molecular epidemiology of the disease aiming at linking human cases to specific animal reservoirs has been rarely explored within these peculiar ecosystems.	2016	27294677