Leptospirosis in Greece

Anna Papa; Tzimoula Kotrotsiou

doi:10.1016/j.actatropica.2015.05.025

Leptospirosis in Greece

Acta Trop. 2015 Sep:149:135-7. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2015.05.025. Epub 2015 May 27.

Authors

Anna Papa¹, Tzimoula Kotrotsiou²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Microbiology, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece. Electronic address: annap@med.auth.gr.
² Department of Microbiology, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.

PMID: 26026714
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2015.05.025

Abstract

Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease with increased public health concern worldwide. The disease occurs more often in temperate and tropical regions. The present study analyzes the demographic, epidemiological and clinical data of 168 leptospirosis cases laboratory diagnosed in northern Greece during 1998-2014. Most patients were males, aged 50-69 years, working in animal husbandry or farming. Cases were observed more frequently in summer and autumn. Severity of the disease was correlated with presence of pulmonary involvement and hemorrhagic manifestations.

Keywords: Epidemiology; Greece; Leptospira; Leptospirosis; Pulmonary.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Age Distribution
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Agriculture / statistics & numerical data
Animal Husbandry / statistics & numerical data*
Animals
Child
Female
Greece / epidemiology
Humans
Leptospirosis / epidemiology*
Male
Middle Aged
Occupational Exposure / statistics & numerical data*
Public Health
Recreation*
Risk Factors
Seasons
Sex Distribution
Young Adult
Zoonoses / epidemiology