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. 2007 Oct;13(10):1559-61.
doi: 10.3201/eid1310.070150.

Using death certificate reports to find severe leptospirosis cases, Brazil

Anne Spichler  1 , Daniel Athanazio, Marcia Buzzar, Bronislawa Castro, Erica Chapolla, Antonio Seguro, Joseph M Vinetz
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Using death certificate reports to find severe leptospirosis cases, Brazil

Anne Spichler et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2007 Oct.

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.

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