Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/1893/24555
Full metadata record
DC FieldValueLanguage
dc.contributor.authorMohan, Andreaen_UK
dc.contributor.authorCumberbatch, Antonen_UK
dc.contributor.authorAdesiyun, Abiodun Aen_UK
dc.contributor.authorChadee, Dave Den_UK
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-21T01:04:43Z-
dc.date.available2017-09-21T01:04:43Z-
dc.date.issued2009-12en_UK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1893/24555-
dc.description.abstractA retrospective study to describe the epidemiology of human leptospirosis in Trinidad and Tobago during 1996–2007 was conducted. All confirmed cases of leptospirosis was analyzed according to age, sex, seasonality and geographic distribution. A total of 278 cases were recorded, with an average annual incidence rate of 1.84 per 100,000 population. Seventy-five percent of the cases occurred during the wet season, with the highest number of cases recorded in November. A positive correlation was found between number of cases and rainfall. Males constituted 80% of all cases, and the overall male:female ratio was 4.6:1. The total case fatality rate was 5.8%, with deaths among males four times more common than in females. Clinical leptospirosis was greatest in the 10–19 age group and lowest in the 0–9 age group. The total prevalence was 22 per 100,000 population, with the highest prevalence 41 per 100,000 recorded in the regional corporation of Sangre Grande and the lowest (6 per 100,000) in the city of Port of Spain. The lack of important information and active surveillance showed that the level of awareness of the disease is low in the country. The disease is still under-reported, and is considered to be of significant public health importance.en_UK
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherElsevieren_UK
dc.relationMohan A, Cumberbatch A, Adesiyun AA & Chadee DD (2009) Epidemiology of human leptospirosis in Trinidad and Tobago, 1996–2007: A retrospective study. Acta Tropica, 112 (3), pp. 260-265. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2009.08.007en_UK
dc.rightsThe publisher does not allow this work to be made publicly available in this Repository. Please use the Request a Copy feature at the foot of the Repository record to request a copy directly from the author. You can only request a copy if you wish to use this work for your own research or private study.en_UK
dc.rights.urihttp://www.rioxx.net/licenses/under-embargo-all-rights-reserveden_UK
dc.subjectLeptospirosisen_UK
dc.subjectEpidemiologyen_UK
dc.subjectSeasonal distributionen_UK
dc.subjectAge and sexen_UK
dc.subjectRisk factorsen_UK
dc.subjectTrinidaden_UK
dc.titleEpidemiology of human leptospirosis in Trinidad and Tobago, 1996–2007: A retrospective studyen_UK
dc.typeJournal Articleen_UK
dc.rights.embargodate2999-12-12en_UK
dc.rights.embargoreason[Epidemiology of human leptospirosis in Trinidad.pdf] The publisher does not allow this work to be made publicly available in this Repository therefore there is an embargo on the full text of the work.en_UK
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.actatropica.2009.08.007en_UK
dc.identifier.pmid19679092en_UK
dc.citation.jtitleActa tropicaen_UK
dc.citation.issn0001-706Xen_UK
dc.citation.volume112en_UK
dc.citation.issue3en_UK
dc.citation.spage260en_UK
dc.citation.epage265en_UK
dc.citation.publicationstatusPublisheden_UK
dc.citation.peerreviewedRefereeden_UK
dc.type.statusVoR - Version of Recorden_UK
dc.author.emailandrea.mohan@gmail.comen_UK
dc.citation.date11/08/2009en_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationHealth Sciences Health - Stirling - LEGACYen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationMinistry of Health - Trinidad & Tobagoen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of the West Indiesen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of the West Indiesen_UK
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000271797300003en_UK
dc.identifier.scopusid2-s2.0-71249139788en_UK
dc.identifier.wtid546563en_UK
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0003-2467-7174en_UK
dc.date.accepted2009-08-05en_UK
dcterms.dateAccepted2009-08-05en_UK
dc.date.filedepositdate2016-11-11en_UK
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Reviewen_UK
rioxxterms.versionVoRen_UK
local.rioxx.authorMohan, Andrea|0000-0003-2467-7174en_UK
local.rioxx.authorCumberbatch, Anton|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorAdesiyun, Abiodun A|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorChadee, Dave D|en_UK
local.rioxx.projectInternal Project|University of Stirling|https://isni.org/isni/0000000122484331en_UK
local.rioxx.freetoreaddate2999-12-12en_UK
local.rioxx.licencehttp://www.rioxx.net/licenses/under-embargo-all-rights-reserved||en_UK
local.rioxx.filenameEpidemiology of human leptospirosis in Trinidad.pdfen_UK
local.rioxx.filecount1en_UK
local.rioxx.source0001-706Xen_UK
Appears in Collections:Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport Journal Articles

Files in This Item:
File Description SizeFormat 
Epidemiology of human leptospirosis in Trinidad.pdfFulltext - Published Version305.85 kBAdobe PDFUnder Embargo until 2999-12-12    Request a copy


This item is protected by original copyright



Items in the Repository are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.

The metadata of the records in the Repository are available under the CC0 public domain dedication: No Rights Reserved https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

If you believe that any material held in STORRE infringes copyright, please contact library@stir.ac.uk providing details and we will remove the Work from public display in STORRE and investigate your claim.