[Leptospirosis in Germany: current knowledge on pathogen species, reservoir hosts, and disease in humans and animals].
[Leptospirosis in Germany: current knowledge on pathogen species, reservoir hosts, and disease in humans and animals].
Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz. 2019 Nov 19;:
Authors: Nau LH, Emirhar D, Obiegala A, Mylius M, Runge M, Jacob J, Bier N, Nöckler K, Imholt C, Below D, Princk C, Dreesman J, Ulrich RG, Pfeffer M, Mayer-Scholl A
Abstract
Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease with a wide spectrum of clinical symptoms in humans and animals, ranging from subclinical infections to severe signs of multiorgan dysfunction. In Germany, laboratory confirmation of acute human infection is notifiable based on the Protection Against Infection Act. Disease or occurrence of the pathogen in pigs and sheep must be reported according to the regulation on reportable animal diseases. Transmission occurs via direct and indirect contact with the urine of infected animals, with rodents acting as the main reservoir. With an average annual incidence of 0.1 notified cases per 100,000 inhabitants, leptospirosis is a rare disease in Germany.This review article presents the current knowledge on leptospirosis in Germany in the framework of the project "Improving public health through a better understanding of the epidemiology of rodent-transmitted diseases" (RoBoPub) funded by the Ministry of Education and Research. In a One-Health approach, information about clinical manifestation, available prevalence data in humans and animals...
Source: Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Nau LH, Emirhar D, Obiegala A, Mylius M, Runge M, Jacob J, Bier N, Nöckler K, Imholt C, Below D, Princk C, Dreesman J, Ulrich RG, Pfeffer M, Mayer-Scholl A Tags: Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz Source Type: research