ArticleScientific reports2021
The effects of flooding and weather conditions on leptospirosis transmission in Thailand.
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43 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 71 citations in OpenAlex.
- Impact of flooding events on waterborne and vector-borne infections: a systematic review.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Pooled it
- The Impact of Meteorological Factors on Communicable Disease Incidence and Its Projection: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Glutamine from plasma-like medium fuels nitrogen metabolism and influences proliferation in Leptospira interrogans.PLoS pathogens · 2026Article
- Longitudinal Survey of Pathogenic Leptospira Species at a Major Park in Sydney, Australia.EcoHealth · 2026Article
- Regional and Seasonal Dynamics of Leptospirosis in Ukraine, 2023-2025.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Clinical and molecular characterization of an outbreak of leptospirosis in dogs from Los Angeles County, California, USA, 2021.Journal of clinical microbiology · 2026Article
- Diagnostic Performance of Two Commercial qPCR Kits forTropical medicine and infectious disease · 2026Article
- Leptospirosis in Southeast Asia: Investigating Seroprevalence, Transmission Patterns, and Diagnostic Challenges.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2026Review
- Detection of pathogenic leptospires in water bodies in neighborhoods vulnerable to flooding, through a participatory research approach in Santa Fe (Argentina).PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Leptospirosis in Hawai'i: A Retrospective Study within a Health Care System, 2010-2021.Hawai'i journal of health & social welfare · 2026Article
- Projecting long-term excess risks of major infectious diseases associated with future extreme weather events in Thailand.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2026Article
- Review
- Unraveling the drivers of leptospirosis risk in Thailand using machine learning.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2025Article
- A Retrospective Cohort Study of Leptospirosis in Crete, Greece.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2025Article
- Canine Leptospirosis in Flood-Affected Areas of Southern Brazil: Molecular Assessment and Public Health Implications.Infectious disease reports · 2025Article
- Serogroup Distribution ofMicroorganisms · 2025Article
- Epidemiological Changes in Acute Febrile Diseases after the COVID-19 Pandemic in Thailand.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2025Article
- An integrated framework for antimicrobial resistance: links with climate change and vulnerability.Frontiers in public health · 2025Review
- Flood-associated disease outbreaks and transmission in Southeast Asia.Frontiers in microbiology · 2025Review
- Leptospirosis Risk Assessment in Rodent Populations and Environmental Reservoirs in Humanitarian Aid Settings in Thailand.Microorganisms · 2024Article
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4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
The epidemic of leptospirosis in humans occurs annually in Thailand. In this study, we have developed mathematical models to investigate transmission dynamics between humans, animals, and a contaminated environment. We compared different leptospire transmission models involving flooding and weather conditions, shedding and multiplication rate in a contaminated environment. We found that the model in which the transmission rate depends on both flooding and temperature, best-fits the reported human data on leptospirosis in Thailand. Our results indicate that flooding strongly contributes to disease transmission, where a high degree of flooding leads to a higher number of infected individuals. Sensitivity analysis showed that the transmission rate of leptospires from a contaminated environment was the most important parameter for the total number of human cases. Our results suggest that public education should target people who work in contaminated environments to prevent Leptospira infections.
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