2019
DOI: 10.1101/658872
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Rainfall and other meteorological factors as drivers of urban transmission of leptospirosis

Abstract: word count: 220 2 Manuscript word count: 3,574 ABSTRACT Background. Leptospirosis is an important public health problem affecting vulnerable urban slum populations in developing country settings. However, the complex interaction of meteorological factors driving the temporal trends of leptospirosis remain incompletely understood.Methods and findings. From 1996 to 2010, we investigated the association between the weekly incidence of leptospirosis and climatic variables in the city of Salvador, Brazil by using a… Show more

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“…Time: The incidence of leptospirosis was found throughout the year. It's often peak incidence between August to October in association with the rainy season and precipitation (Cunha et al, 2019 andDeshmukh et al, 2019). Flooding is known to promote leptospirosis transmission, which correlates with the amount of rainfall (Rahayu et al, 2018, Hinjoy, 2014, Carvajal and Fagerstrom, 2017and Santos et al, 2017.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Time: The incidence of leptospirosis was found throughout the year. It's often peak incidence between August to October in association with the rainy season and precipitation (Cunha et al, 2019 andDeshmukh et al, 2019). Flooding is known to promote leptospirosis transmission, which correlates with the amount of rainfall (Rahayu et al, 2018, Hinjoy, 2014, Carvajal and Fagerstrom, 2017and Santos et al, 2017.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The bacteria released through rodent urine is present in ponds, rivers, puddles, sewers, agricultural fields, wet soils, among others. The number of cases of leptospirosis related directly to the amount of rainfall, which makes this a seasonal pathology in temperate climates whereas a permanent disease present all year round in tropical climates (Cunha et al, 2019).…”
Section: Transmissionmentioning
confidence: 99%