Leptospirosis, Austrian epidemiology

Franz Allerberger

Clinical presentation varies

from a flu-like syndrome

to Weil disease, which includes jaundice, renal failure, and hemorrhagic complications.

Since the leptospirosis outbreak associated with pulmonary hemorrhage in Nicaragua in 1995 [J Infect Dis 1998;178:1457-63], pulmonary manifestations are often recognized in many countries.

Austria (population 8 million)1990 1 N

1991 0

1992 3 O V W

1993 1 ST

1994 2 N N

1995 3 N O ST

1996 1 N

1997 3 N N V

1998 3 O O S

1999 3 (incl. 1 lethal case) N N K

2000 4 O O S W

2001 4 K N N W

2002 4 N O ST W

2003 4 N O S W

2004 11 B K N O O S ST ST ST ST

2005 8 O ST ST ST ST ST ST ST

2006 8 ST ST ST ST ST ST W W

2007 9 N O O O ST ST ST ST ST

2008 12 (incl. 1 lethal case) O O O S S ST ST ST ST ST V V

Greece (population 11 million)

Emerg Infect Dis 2009;15:834-5.

ANNUAL EPIDEMIOLOGICAL REPORT ON COMMUNICABLE DISEASES IN EUROPE: Amato-Gauci A. and Ammon A (eds)., European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, June 2007

ANNUAL EPIDEMIOLOGICAL REPORT ON COMMUNICABLE DISEASES IN EUROPE: Amato-Gauci A. and Ammon A (eds)., European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, June 2007

ANNUAL EPIDEMIOLOGICAL REPORT ON COMMUNICABLE DISEASES IN EUROPE: Amato-Gauci A. and Ammon A (eds)., European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, June 2007