Leptospira Seroprevalence and Risk Factors in Health Centre Patients in Hoima District, Western Uganda.

• Main Authors: Anou Dreyfus (Author), Jonathan W Dyal (Author), Raewynne Pearson (Author), Clovice Kankya (Author), Charles Kajura (Author), Lordrick Alinaitwe (Author), Steven Kakooza (Author), Katharine M Pelican (Author), Dominic A Travis (Author), Michael Mahero (Author), David R Boulware (Author), Lawrence Mugisha (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:The burden of human leptospirosis in Uganda is unknown. We estimated the seroprevalence of Leptospira antibodies, probable acute/recent leptospirosis, and risk factors for seropositivity in humans in rural Western Uganda. METHODOLOGY AND PRINCIPAL FINDINGS:359 non-pregnant adults visiting...