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An outbreak of leptospirosis among kayakers in Brittany, North-West France, 2016
- Source :
- Eurosurveillance, Eurosurveillance, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, 2018, 23 (48), ⟨10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.48.1700848⟩, Eurosurveillance, 2018, 23 (48), ⟨10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.48.1700848⟩
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- HAL CCSD, 2018.
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Abstract
- In September 2016, a cluster of seven kayakers with clinical symptoms of leptospirosis with onset since July 2016 was reported to French health authorities. Human and animal investigations were undertaken to describe the outbreak, identify the likely place and source of infection and implement necessary control measures. We identified 103 patients with clinical symptoms of leptospirosis between 1 June and 31 October 2016 who lived in the Ille-et-Vilaine district in Brittany. Of these, 14 (including the original seven) reported contacts with the river Vilaine during the incubation period and were defined as outbreak cases: eight were confirmed by serology tests or PCR and six were probable without a laboratory confirmation for leptospirosis. All 14 cases were kayakers. Three distinct contamination sites were identified on a 30 km stretch of the river Vilaine. Nine cases reported having skin wounds while kayaking. None were vaccinated against leptospirosis. The outbreak was attributed to Leptospira kirschneri serogroup Grippotyphosa. Animal investigations did not allow identifying the possible reservoir. Leptospirosis outbreaks associated with freshwater sports are rare in temperate climates. The prevention of such outbreaks requires control of potential animal reservoirs in zones such as the Vilaine valley and that kayakers adopt the recommended individual prevention measures.
- Subjects :
- 0301 basic medicine
DNA, Bacterial
Male
Skin wound
descriptive study
Epidemiology
[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio]
030106 microbiology
Animals, Wild
Disease cluster
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Serology
Disease Outbreaks
03 medical and health sciences
Virology
Environmental health
medicine
Animals
Humans
leptospirosis
kayak
Water Sports
Leptospira
biology
outbreak
animal reservoir
Individual prevention
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Outbreaks
Outbreak
biology.organism_classification
medicine.disease
Leptospirosis
Antibodies, Bacterial
3. Good health
Leptospira kirschneri
Geography
[SDV.MP]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Microbiology and Parasitology
North west
Female
France
Sports
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15607917 and 1025496X
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Eurosurveillance, Eurosurveillance, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, 2018, 23 (48), ⟨10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.48.1700848⟩, Eurosurveillance, 2018, 23 (48), ⟨10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.48.1700848⟩
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....669dda51767d94c647787deeea584309
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.48.1700848⟩