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Leptospirosis outbreak in Tanzania: An alarming situation.
Article in Annals of medicine and surgery (2012), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Epidemiology of human and animal leptospirosis in Kenya: A systematic review and meta-analysis of disease occurrence, serogroup diversity and risk factors.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2024Pooled it
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- Socioeconomic and national disparities in disability distribution among population in five East African countries: insights from the demographic and health surveys.International journal for equity in health · 2026Article
- Socioeconomic and geographical disparities in disability distribution among Tanzanian population: insights from the 2022 demographic and health survey and malaria indicator survey.BMC public health · 2025Article
- More Timely Response to Outbreaks of Zoonotic Compared to Non-Zoonotic Diseases in Animals in Tanzania.Veterinary medicine and science · 2025Article
- Detection and Determinants ofPublic health challenges · 2025Article
- Leptospirosis-Improving Healthcare Outcomes for a Neglected Tropical Disease.Open forum infectious diseases · 2025Review
- Progress and persistence of diseases of high consequence to livestock in the United States.One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2024Review
- Leptospirosis outbreak in Ecuador in 2023: A pilot study for surveillance from a One Health perspective.One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2024Article
- Geospatial Analysis of Abiotic and Biotic Conditions Associated with Leptospirosis in the Klaten Regency, Central Java, Indonesia.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2024Article
- Prevalence and risk factors for human leptospirosis at a hospital serving a pastoralist community, Endulen, Tanzania.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2023Article
- Leptospiral uveitis- "Transition 'from epidemic to endemic form" difficulties in laboratory confirmations.Indian journal of ophthalmology · 2023Article
- Outbreak of leptospirosis amidst COVID'19 in Tanzania: a new threat? Short communication.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2023Article
- Digital Technologies to Enhance Infectious Disease Surveillance in Tanzania: A Scoping Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Polio returns to the USA: An epidemiological alert.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2022Article
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Abstract
On July 5, 2022, the Tanzanian Ministry of Health (MoH) announced the re-emergence of leptospirosis after reporting 20 confirmed symptomatic cases and 3 mortalities. Leptospirosis is caused by a spirochete bacterium that lives in an animal's renal tubule and spreads to individuals through contact with contaminated animal urine. Unsupervised agricultural practices, urban development, wildlife infiltration, and a lack of sanitation have all been proposed as potential environmental causes of the present outbreak. The MoH is taking the necessary steps to halt the spread of said outbreak with assistance from the World Health Organization (WHO). This article examines the risk factors, etiology, number of confirmed cases, and subsequent case index to analyse the epidemiology of the current leptospirosis outbreak in Tanzania's southern Linda region. In light of these findings, this research further details recent recommendations made by the WHO, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and MoH to mitigate such an alarming situation. These recommendations include early detection and isolation, contact tracing, and chemoprophylaxis using doxycycline. The article concludes by outlining suggestions for individuals and governments, including the launch of public awareness campaigns, immunisation, increased surveillance, rapid detection testing, and the installation of suitable purification systems, to help contain future leptospirosis outbreaks.
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