Leptospirosis in Thanh Hoa province and risk factors
- Author:
Hoang Thu Ha
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Leptospirosis
- MeSH:
Leptospirosis;
risk factors;
epidemiology
- From:Journal of Preventive Medicine
2004;14(2):32-36
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
The studied subjects were the healthy persons, who exposured of animals feeding and dirty water everyday, from 18 to 60 years old. Those subjects were divided into 4 age groups, the prevalence male-female was equivalent and the degree of age was distributed regularly in each group. The studied time was from June 2003 to February 2004. The places of taking blood were at Yen Dinh and Nhu Thanh districts, Thanh Hoa province. A serological survey for antibody level against leptospirosis infection in Thanh Hoa province showed that the positive rate in serum of healthy adults was 82.3% and 74.4% in two districts Nhu Thanh and Yen Dinh. The risk factors included have contact with dirty water, working in the rice field and animals feeding
