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Leptospirosis distribution related to freshwater habitats in the Vojvodina region (Republic of Serbia)

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The retrospective study (2002–2007) for human leptospirosis in Vojvodina was undertaken in order to describe the distribution of the disease in relation with some environmental factors. Regarding the presented results, the major detected number of leptospirosis cases concurs with stagnant waters, wetlands, fish pond areas and protected regions, which comprised the basis for map** of the region in three risk zones: very high risk (incidence rate higher than 5.0), high risk (2.5–5.0) and medium risk of leptospirosis infection (1.0–2.5). During the investigated period, 97 cases were registered with an average of 13.85 cases per year: 2002, 32 cases; 2003, 7; 2004, 22; 2005, 16; 2006, 4 and 2007, 16. Out of these 97 cases only 5 were women. Serovars from 11 presumptive serogroups caused infection, with a predominance of Icterohaemorrhagiae and Bratislava, accounting for 72.72% of cases together. Icterohaemorrhagiae was the commonest infecting serogroup mostly connected with fish ponds. Case fatality ratio was 9.4%.

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  1. Department of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, 21000, Serbia

    Zorica Svirčev & Dejan B. Stojanović

  2. Clinic for infectious diseases, Clinical Center of Vojvodina, University of Novi Sad, Novi sad, 21000, Serbia

    Jovan Vukadinov, Sandra Stefan-Mikić, Maja Ružić, Radoslava Doder, Milotka Fabri, Grozdana Čanak & Vesna Turkulov

  3. Chair of Physical Geography, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Novi sad, 21000, Serbia

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Surpported by the funding of the European Agency for Reconstruction Through the Ministry of International Economic Relations within the Neighboring Program Hungary-Serbia (Grant No. 04SER02/01/009) and Ministry of Science and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Serbia (Grant No. 146021B)

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Svirčev, Z., Marković, S.B., Vukadinov, J. et al. Leptospirosis distribution related to freshwater habitats in the Vojvodina region (Republic of Serbia). SCI CHINA SER C 52, 965–971 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11427-009-0124-2

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