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Editor, Senior Moderator
Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Jun;17(6):1145-6.
Severe Leptospirosis Similar to Pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Florida and Missouri, USA.
Lo YC, Kintziger KW, Carson HJ, Patrick SL, Turabelidze G, Stanek D, Blackmore C, Lingamfelter D, Dudley MH, Shadomy SV, Shieh WJ, Drew CP, Batten BC, Zaki SR.
Source
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Abstract
To the Editor: Leptospirosis is caused by pathogenic spirochetes of the genus Leptospira and transmitted through direct contact of skin or mucous membranes with urine or tissues of Leptospira-infected animals or through indirect contact with contaminated freshwater or soil. Leptospirosis shares common clinical signs with influenza, including fever, headache, myalgia, and sometimes cough and gastrointestinal symptoms. During 2009, acute complicated influenza-like illness (ILI) and rapid progressive pneumonia were often attributed to pandemic (H1N1) 2009; however, alternative final diagnoses were reported to be common (1). We report 3 cases of severe leptospirosis in Florida and Missouri with clinical signs similar to those of pandemic (H1N1) 2009.
PMID:
21749799
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21749799
Severe Leptospirosis Similar to Pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Florida and Missouri, USA.
Lo YC, Kintziger KW, Carson HJ, Patrick SL, Turabelidze G, Stanek D, Blackmore C, Lingamfelter D, Dudley MH, Shadomy SV, Shieh WJ, Drew CP, Batten BC, Zaki SR.
Source
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Abstract
To the Editor: Leptospirosis is caused by pathogenic spirochetes of the genus Leptospira and transmitted through direct contact of skin or mucous membranes with urine or tissues of Leptospira-infected animals or through indirect contact with contaminated freshwater or soil. Leptospirosis shares common clinical signs with influenza, including fever, headache, myalgia, and sometimes cough and gastrointestinal symptoms. During 2009, acute complicated influenza-like illness (ILI) and rapid progressive pneumonia were often attributed to pandemic (H1N1) 2009; however, alternative final diagnoses were reported to be common (1). We report 3 cases of severe leptospirosis in Florida and Missouri with clinical signs similar to those of pandemic (H1N1) 2009.
PMID:
21749799
[PubMed - in process]
Free full text
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21749799