Abstract
A leptospirosis epidemic affected New Caledonia during the first semester of 2008. A total of 135 cases were diagnosed with a relatively low fatality rate of 3.7%. Heavy rainfalls, related to La Niña, favoured this epidemic. The PCR, routinely used, confirmed 54% of the cases, and the microagglutination test 56%. Epidemiological and economical data on this epidemic are presented and discussed. © 2009 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
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Goarant, C., Laumond-Barny, S., Perez, J., Vernel-Pauillac, F., Chanteau, S., & Guigon, A. (2009). Outbreak of leptospirosis in New Caledonia: Diagnosis issues and burden of disease. Tropical Medicine and International Health, 14(8), 926–929. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3156.2009.02310.x
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