The emergence of Leptospira borgpetersenii serovar Arborea as the dominant infecting serovar following the summer of natural disasters in Queensland, Australia 2011


Autoria(s): Wynwood, S.J.; Craig, S.B.; Graham, G.C.; Blair, B.R.; Burns, M-A.; Weier, S.L.; Collet, T.A.; McKay, D.B.
Data(s)

01/06/2014

Resumo

The following research reports the emergence of Leptospira borgpetersenii serovar Arborea as the dominant infecting serovar following the summer of disasters and the ensuing clean up in Queensland, Australia during 2011. For the 12 month period (1 January to 31 December) L. borgpetersenii serovar Arborea accounted for over 49% of infections. In response to a flooding event public health officials need to issue community wide announcements warning the population about the dangers of leptospirosis and other water borne diseases. Communication with physicians working in the affected community should also be increased to update physicians with information such as clinical presentation of leptospirosis and other waterborne diseases. These recommendations will furnish public health officials with considerations for disease management when dealing with future disaster management programs.

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http://eprints.qut.edu.au/67801/

Publicador

Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine

Relação

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/67801/2/67801.pdf

http://www.msptm.org/files/281_-_285_Craig_SB.pdf

Wynwood, S.J., Craig, S.B., Graham, G.C., Blair, B.R., Burns, M-A., Weier, S.L., Collet, T.A., & McKay, D.B. (2014) The emergence of Leptospira borgpetersenii serovar Arborea as the dominant infecting serovar following the summer of natural disasters in Queensland, Australia 2011. Tropical Biomedicine, 31(2), pp. 281-285.

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Copyright 2014 Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine

Fonte

School of Biomedical Sciences; Faculty of Health; Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation

Palavras-Chave #060000 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES #110000 MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES #Leptospira borgpetersenii #Arborea #infecting serovar #natural disasters #Queensland
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Journal Article