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Epidemiological studies on leptospirosis in Chiang Mai (Thailand)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2009

Y. Arimitsu ,
S. Kobayashi ,
T. Matuhasi ,
H. Suzuki ,
Y. Yamaji ,
S. Suprasert  and
J. Supawadee
Y. Arimitsu
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Immunology, National Institute of Health, 10–35, Kamiosaki, 2-chome, Shinagawaku, Tokyo 141, Japan
S. Kobayashi
Affiliation:
Asaka Laboratories, Fuji Photo Film Co. Ltd, Japan
T. Matuhasi
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Immunology, National Institute of Health, 10–35, Kamiosaki, 2-chome, Shinagawaku, Tokyo 141, Japan
H. Suzuki
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology, Nippon Medical School, Japan
Y. Yamaji
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology, Nippon Medical School, Japan
S. Suprasert
Affiliation:
Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
J. Supawadee
Affiliation:
Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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A total of 270 serum samples collected in Chiang Mai province were examined for antibodies against leptospira using the microscopic agglutination test (MAT). Four of 40 serum specimens from patients who visited the hospital with the common cold, were positive with a titre of 20. Twelve (10·4%) of the 115 samples in the Doi Saket district showed a positive reaction. Only 2 of 115 sera of school children in Chiang Mai city had antibodies.

Specific serovars detected were Leptospira hebdomadis (5), L. australis (3), L. icterohaemorrhagiae (2), L. bataviae (2), and one each of L. canicola, L. javanica and L. pyrogenes. One case of mixed infection with L. hebdomadis and L. javanica, and L. auhnnnalis and L. australis were observed.

Type
Research Article
Information
Epidemiology & Infection , Volume 98 , Issue 1 , February 1987 , pp. 97 - 100
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1987

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