Estimating leptospirosis incidence using hospital-based surveillance and a population-based health care utilization survey in Tanzania.

• Main Authors: Holly M Biggs (Author), Julian T Hertz (Author), O Michael Munishi (Author), Renee L Galloway (Author), Florian Marks (Author), Wilbrod Saganda (Author), Venance P Maro (Author), John A Crump (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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The incidence of leptospirosis, a neglected zoonotic disease, is uncertain in Tanzania and much of sub-Saharan Africa, resulting in scarce data on which to prioritize resources for public health interventions and disease control. In this study, we estimate the incidence of leptospirosis in two distr...