| serological evidence of leptospiral infection in pig populations in different districts in japan. | serum samples were collected from 938 pigs of 24 farms in hokkaido, kagoshima, and okinawa prefectures in japan in 2001-2005. enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) was used for the detection of antibodies to lipl32 antigen which is common to leptospira interrogans. samples positive in elisa were then investigated by microscopic agglutination test for the identification of causal leptospires. antibodies specific to leptospires of serovars copenhageni, bratislava, australis and javanica were d ... | 2007 | 17579270 |
| leptospirosis after recreational exposure to water in the yaeyama islands, japan. | leptospirosis is a global zoonotic disease with a variety of clinical manifestations. we report an outbreak of leptospirosis in the yaeyama islands, japan, in the summer of 1999 associated with heavy rainfall. fourteen people were diagnosed with leptospirosis and required hospitalization. all cases were found to have exposure to contaminated soil or water. a history of recreational activities involving water sports was more frequent (71%) than occupational risk factors related to agriculture or ... | 2005 | 16222003 |
| distribution of leptospirosis among stray dogs in the okinawa islands, japan: comparison of the microcapsule and microscopic agglutination tests. | three hundred and thirty-eight sera collected from stray dogs in the okinawa islands were examined for antibodies against leptospira interrogans using the microscopic agglutination test (mat) and the one-point microcapsule agglutination test (mcat). seventy-eight sera (23%) showed a positive reaction to at least one of the six serovar antigens, and 69 of these reacted with serovar canicola by microcapsule agglutination test. the mixed microcapsule agglutination test detected 68 of the microscopi ... | 1989 | 2790440 |
| a waterborne outbreak of leptospirosis among united states military personnel in okinawa, japan. | a waterborne outbreak of leptospirosis occurred among us military personnel during september 1987, on the island of okinawa, japan. micro-agglutination titres for leptospiral antigen of greater than or equal to 200 were detected in hospitalized adult males averaging 22.5 years of age with symptoms compatible with leptospirosis. epidemiological findings revealed two case clusters distinguished by time and place of exposure. the overall attack rates among recreational swimmers and combat skills tr ... | 1990 | 2262273 |
| [on the leptospirosis occurred in a worker under construction of world ocean exposition in okinawa prefecture (author's transl)]. | a male worker, 29 years old, was engaged in construction work of world ocean exposition in okinawa perfecture, and was diagnosed as suffering from leptospirosis in september 1973. the leptospirosis was an acute infection caused by leptospira hebdomadis. the parasite seemed to be transmitted to him by ingestion of food and drink contaminated with the urine and excreta of the reservoir animals in the unsanitary workshop and living environment in okinawa district. this leptospirosis was determined ... | 1979 | 537222 |