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Table 2 Leptospirosis cases detected out of travelers presenting with fever

From: Globalization of leptospirosis through travel and migration

Reference

Country

Period of study

Total cases

Total fever cases

Country of exposure

Type of travel

Jensenius et al., [45]

North America, Europe, Israel, Japan, Australia, New Zealand

1996 – 2011

88(2.65%)

3326

Caribbean - 7, Central America - 15, North Africa - 3, Oceania - 2, South America - 4, South Central Asia - 3, Southeast Asia - 49 (Thailand - 19, Laos - 11), Sub-Saharan Africa - 5

Tourists-82% Others; on business and visiting friends and relatives

Flores-Figueroa et al., [49]

Canada - 1

1996-2010

6(0.75%)

804

Costa Rica, Mexico, Panama

Tourist, missionary and business

USA – 4

France - 1

Siikamaki et al., [48]

Finland (Helsinki)

2005 – 2009

1(0.21%)

 

Asia

 Unknown

Field et al., [50]

Europe

2008

7(0.50%)

1378

Cambodia-2, Cameroon-1, Central African Republic-1, Costa Rica-1, Indonesia-1, Reunion-1

Unknown

Askling et al., [46]

Sweden

2005-2008

7(0.50%)

1432

Tropical countries - Africa, Asia, America

Unknown

Goldsmid et al., [47]

Australia (Tasmania)

 

1

NR

India

Studies (river)