| human leptospirosis in brazil. | serological data on the prevalence of human leptospiroses in certain regions of brazil are presented. out of 467 diseased and clinically healthy persons, 40 were positive in the amazonia. the most frequent serotypes were grippotyphosa (27.5%), panama (25%), icterohaemorrhagiae (10%) and woffi (10%). in 1966 and 1970, 279 cases were identified in recife (northeastern brazil) during outbreaks subsequent to floods. among these 92.5% belonged to the icterohaemorrhagiae serotype. from 1947 to 1972, i ... | 1975 | 1205669 |
| [detection of leptospirosis in rats in the city of recife, pernambuco, 1983-1985]. | | 1986 | 3267858 |
| randomized controlled trial of pulse methyl prednisolone +ù placebo in treatment of pulmonary involvement associated with severe leptospirosis. [isrctn74625030]. | abstract: | 2011 | 21718474 |
| seroprevalence of bovine leptospirosis in garanhuns municipal district, pernambuco state, brazil. | the prevalence of leptospira interrogans serovars in dairy cattle was determined by analyzing 464 serum samples from cows on 15 properties in garanhuns municipal district, pernambuco state, brazil. a microscopic seroagglutination test including 12 serovars of leptospira interrogans as antigens was used. samples with titres 100 were considered positive. two hundred and twenty-one (47.63%) of the samples were positive to one or more serovars. the prevalence of the serovars was hardjo (21.98%), bra ... | 2001 | 12026062 |