Comparison of the Estimated Incidence of Acute Leptospirosis in the Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania between 2007-08 and 2012-14.

• Main Authors: Michael J Maze (Author), Holly M Biggs (Author), Matthew P Rubach (Author), Renee L Galloway (Author), Shama Cash-Goldwasser (Author), Kathryn J Allan (Author), Jo E B Halliday (Author), Julian T Hertz (Author), Wilbrod Saganda (Author), Bingileki F Lwezaula (Author), Sarah Cleaveland (Author), Blandina T Mmbaga (Author), Venance P Maro (Author), John A Crump (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:The sole report of annual leptospirosis incidence in continental Africa of 75-102 cases per 100,000 population is from a study performed in August 2007 through September 2008 in the Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania. To evaluate the stability of this estimate over time, we estimated the inci...