A systematic review of human and animal leptospirosis in the Pacific Islands reveals pathogen and reservoir diversity.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Pacific Islands have environmental conditions highly favourable for transmission of leptospirosis, a neglected zoonosis with highest incidence in the tropics, and Oceania in particular. Recent reports confirm the emergence and outbreaks of leptospirosis in the Pacific Islands, but the epidemiology and drivers of transmission of human and animal leptospirosis are poorly documented, especially in the more isolated and less developed islands.

Methodology/principal findings

We conducted a systematic review of human and animal leptospirosis within 25 Pacific Islands (PIs) in Polynesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, as well as Easter Island and Hawaii. We performed a literature search using four international databases for articles published between January 1947 and June 2

SUBMITTER: Guernier V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5967813 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature