Leptospirosis: Morbidity, mortality, and spatial distribution of hospitalized cases in Ecuador. A nationwide study 2000-2020.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In Ecuador, leptospirosis surveillance involves a mandatory notification of all cases and a hospitalization for severe illness. Morbidity and mortality are, nevertheless, underestimated and contribute directly to the status of leptospirosis as a neglected disease. Leptospira spp. is zoonotic in Ecuador with established endemic transmission in the Tropics. Here, we review retrospective national data within the country to aid in control strategies.

Methodology/principal findings

In a population-based nationwide study, we analysed morbidity, mortality, and spatial distribution on confirmed hospital-discharged leptospirosis cases from 2000-2020 from a publicly accesible National Database, including males and females of all ages. We computed data for the 24 provinces a

SUBMITTER: Calvopina M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9129009 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature