Leptospirosis: Morbidity, mortality, and spatial distribution of hospitalized cases in Ecuador. A nationwide study 2000-2020.

• Main Authors: Manuel Calvopiña (Author), Eduardo Vásconez (Author), Marco Coral-Almeida (Author), Daniel Romero-Alvarez (Author), Miguel Angel Garcia-Bereguiain (Author), Alberto Orlando (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>In Ecuador, leptospirosis surveillance involves a mandatory notification of all cases and a hospitalization for severe illness. Morbidity and mortality are, nevertheless, underestimated and contribute directly to the status of leptospirosis as a neglected disease. Lept...