Abstract
Severe leptospirosis with pulmonary hemorrhage is emerging globally. Measures to control leptospirosis through sanitation depend on accurate case finding and reporting. Rapid death certificate reporting, plus necropsy of persons who died of leptospirosis, facilitates public health intervention and could provide an important tool in assessing the global burden of leptospirosis.
Publication types
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Brazil / epidemiology
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Death Certificates*
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Hemorrhage / etiology
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Humans
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Incidence
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Leptospirosis / complications
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Leptospirosis / epidemiology*
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Leptospirosis / physiopathology
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Lung Diseases, Parasitic / complications
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Lung Diseases, Parasitic / epidemiology