Produção Nacional
Revisado por pares
Surto de leptospirose humana por atividade recreacional no município de José dos Campos, São Paulo: estudo soroepidemiológico
1990; UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO; Volume: 32; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1590/s0036-46651990000600014
ISSN1678-9946
AutoresSelma Coutinho de Lima, Elena Emiko Sakata, Carlos Eduardo da Rocha Santo, Paulo Hideki Yasuda, Silvana Valverde Stiliano, Fátima Aparecida Ribeiro,
Tópico(s)Leptospirosis research and findings
ResumoAn outbreak of human leptospirosis due to recreational activities occurred at São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil in November 1987. It involved a group of persons who had participated in a gathering in a suburb club which had a swimming pool fed with natural water. Epidemiological investigation was carried out and laboratory tests from the patients were done. It was observed that a high prevalence of the pomona serotype (91%) was found in the serological analyses, while the presence of the agent of the infection could not be found in the water club swimming pool.
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