Abstract

PELISSARI, Daniele Maria; MAIA-ELKHOURY, Ana Nilce Silveira; ARSKY, Maria de Lourdes Nobre Simões  and  NUNES, Marília Lavocat. Systematic review of factors associated to leptospirosis in Brazil, 2000-2009. Epidemiol. Serv. Saúde [online]. 2011, vol.20, n.4, pp.565-574. ISSN 1679-4974.  http://dx.doi.org/10.5123/S1679-49742011000400016.

OBJECTIVE: this study aims a systematic review of the published literature on epidemiological and demographic characteristics ofleptospirosis in Brazil, in the period 2000-2009.METHODOLOGY: studies were traced in SciELO, MEDLINE, and LILACS; 11 articles were considered eligible for the review. RESULTS: seven studies associated the occurrence of rain or flooding with the increase number of cases; in urban areas, leptospirosis was related to low socioeconomic levels, increased of rainfall and household with a case of leptospirosis; in rural areas, the disease was associated with occupational activities (rice fields, and irrigated farming). CONCLUSION: factors involved in the transmission ofleptospirosis are different for urban and rural areas, and prevention measures must be focused on these factors.

Keywords : leptospirosis; review literature (as topic); epidemiology.

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