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ArticleThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene2024

A Comparative Study of Human Leptospirosis between Mayotte and Reunion Islands Highlights Distinct Clinical and Microbial Features Arising from Distinct Inter-Island Bacterial Ecology.

Anissa Desmoulin, Arline Rajaonarivelo, Olivier Maillard, Louis Collet, Marie-Christine Jaffar-Bandjee, Marie-Pierre Moiton, Patrice Poubeau, Stéphanie Fayeulle, Claire François-Wattrelot, Renaud Blondé and 2 more

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Article in The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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12 authors.

Anissa DesmoulinCentre Hospitalier Universitaire de La Réunion, Saint-Pierre, France.
Arline RajaonariveloUnité Mixte de Recherche Processus Infectieux en Milieu Insulaire Tropical (UMR PIMIT), Université de La Réunion, CNRS 9192, INSERM 1187, IRD 249, Plateforme de recherche CYROI, Sainte-Clotilde, France.
Olivier MaillardCentre d'Investigation Clinique, INSERM CIC 1410, Saint-Pierre, France.
Louis ColletCentre Hospitalier de Mayotte, Mamoudzou, France.
Marie-Christine Jaffar-BandjeeCentre Hospitalier Universitaire de La Réunion, Saint-Denis, France.
Marie-Pierre MoitonCentre Hospitalier Universitaire de La Réunion, Saint-Denis, France.
Patrice PoubeauCentre Hospitalier Universitaire de La Réunion, Saint-Pierre, France.
Stéphanie FayeulleGroupe Hospitalier Est Réunion, Saint-Benoît, France.
Claire François-WattrelotCentre Hospitalier Ouest Réunion, Saint-Paul, France.
Renaud BlondéCentre Hospitalier de Mayotte, Mamoudzou, France.
Pablo TortosaUnité Mixte de Recherche Processus Infectieux en Milieu Insulaire Tropical (UMR PIMIT), Université de La Réunion, CNRS 9192, INSERM 1187, IRD 249, Plateforme de recherche CYROI, Sainte-Clotilde, France.
Loïc RaffrayUnité Mixte de Recherche Processus Infectieux en Milieu Insulaire Tropical (UMR PIMIT), Université de La Réunion, CNRS 9192, INSERM 1187, IRD 249, Plateforme de recherche CYROI, Sainte-Clotilde, France.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Leptospirosis is a neglected zoonosis for which investigations assessing host-pathogen interaction are scarce. The aim of this study was to compare the severity and bacterial species involved in human cases of leptospirosis on Reunion and Mayotte islands, territories located in the southwest Indian Ocean that have recorded high human leptospirosis incidence but display fairly distinct epidemiological situations. A retrospective multicentric study including all patients over 18 years of age from Mayotte or Reunion with proven leptospirosis was conducted from January 2018 to April 2020. This study collected demographic, geographical, clinical, and biological data. Overall, 490 patients were included, 222 on Mayotte and 268 on Reunion. More patients were hospitalized on Reunion (n = 215, 80%) compared with Mayotte (n = 102, 46%). Severe disease was more common on Reunion (n = 75, 28%) than on Mayotte (n = 22, 10%). The dominant Leptospira species on Reunion was Leptospira interrogans (79%) followed by Leptospira borgpetersenii (21%), contrasting with the epidemiological situation on Mayotte where L. interrogans was found in only a minority of patients (10%). The high frequency of severe cases on Reunion could be explained not only by higher comorbidities but also by the higher occurrence of L. interrogans infections compared with Mayotte. Finally, the distribution of cases linked to L. borgpetersenii was found almost exclusively on the west coast of Reunion, raising the potential role of a ruminant reservoir.

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LeptospiraLeptospirosisAdolescentAdultAgedAnimalsComorosFemaleHumansLeptospira interrogansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesReunionYoung Adult

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PMID38955193
PMCPMC11310607

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