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Leptospirosis in Queensland

A recent ProMED warning to backpackers is well taken – leptospirosis is a common disease in the Pacific region. In the following graphs I’ve compared disease rates for Australia and New Zealand with those of the United States.

Leptospirosis rates in nearby New Caledonia are even more striking, and exceed those of salmonellosis, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, gonorrhea, and tuberculosis.

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One Response to “Leptospirosis in Queensland”

  1. Iván E. Cuevas Valdespino, MD, MPH, DTM&H Says:
    February 23rd, 2010 at 11:53 am

    We have an affordable trivalent leptospirosisvaccine that is very useful for our country, it is used in population at risk and displaced people, it could be useful for New Caledonia.
    This vaccine is similar to SPIROLEPT, but it is trivalent,not monovalent.
    I would liketo know which serotyprs are prevalent in New Zealand, New Caledonia and Australia (Queensland)
    RSVP

    Dr. Cuevas