Resources

Fact Sheets

• Hurricanes, Floods, and Leptospirosis
• Hurricanes, Floods, and Leptospirosis en Espanol
• Leptospirosis Fact Sheet
• Leptospirosis Fact Sheet en Espanol

Poster

• Protect Yourself from Leptospirosis Cdc-pdf[477KB, 1-page, Print Only]

Fact Sheet for Clinicians

Leptospirosis Fact Sheet for Clinicians contains information about the background, transmission, clinical findings, treatment, laboratory testing, sample submission, prevention, surveillance, and reporting of leptospirosis. The fact sheet is available in English and Spanish.

• Leptospirosis Fact Sheet for Clinicians Cdc-pdf[2MB, 4-pages, Print Only]
• Leptospirosis Hoja informativa para médicos Cdc-pdf[2MB, 4-pages, Print Only]

Advice for Clinicians and Travelers

• Leptospirosis Chapter – Yellow Book

Features

• Adventure Racing and Leptospirosis

EID Articles

• Severe Leptospirosis Similar to Pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Florida and Missouri, USA

MMWR Articles

• Surveillance for Waterborne Disease and Outbreaks Associated with Recreational Water Use and Other Aquatic Facility-Associated Health Events—United States, 2005–2006. MMWR September 12, 2008;57(SS09):1-29.
• Surveillance for Waterborne Disease and Outbreaks Associated with Recreational Water—United States, 2003r–2004. MMWR December 22, 2006;55(SS12):1-24.
• Surveillance for Waterborne-Disease Outbreaks—United States, 1999–2000. MMWR November 22, 2002; 51(SS08):1-28.
• Update: Outbreak of Acute Febrile Illness Among Athletes Participating in Eco-Challenge-Sabah 2000—Borneo, Malaysia, 2000. MMWR January 19, 2002;50(02):21-24.
• Public Health Dispatch: Outbreak of Acute Febrile Illness Among Participants in EcoChallenge Sabah 2000 Malaysia, 2000. MMWR September 15, 2000;49(36):816-817.
• Update: Leptospirosis and Unexplained Acute Febrile Illness Among Athletes Participating in Triathlons—Illinois and Wisconsin, 1998. MMWR August 21, 1998;47(32):673-676.
• Outbreak of Acute Febrile Illness Among Athletes Participating in Triathlons—Wisconsin and Illinois, 1998. MMWR July 24, 1998;47(28):585-588.
• Outbreak of Leptospirosis Among White-Water Rafters—Costa Rica, 1996. MMWR June 27, 1997;46(25):577-579.

Links

• USDA National Animal Disease Center External
• WHO Collaborating Centres for LeptospirosisExternal

Reference Articles

• Guerra MA. Leptospirosis. J Am Vet Med Assoc. Feb 15 2009;234(4):472-478 (430).
• Levett PN. Leptospira and Leptonema. In: Murray PR, Baron EJ, Pfaller MA, Tenover FC, Yolken H, eds. Manual of clinical microbiology. 8th ed. Washington, DC, ASM Press, 2003 (in press).
• Levett PN. Leptospirosis. Clin Microbiol Rev 2001; 14: 296-326.
• Tappero JW, Ashford DA, Perkins BA. Leptospirosis. In: Mandell GL, Bennet JE, Dolin R, eds. Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases. Fifth Edition. New York: Churchill Livingstone, 2000: 2495-2501.

Outbreak Investigations

• Stern E, Galloway R, Shadomy S, Wannemuehler K, Atrubin D, Blackmore C, Wofford T, Wilkins P, Ari M, Harris L, Clark T. (2010) Outbreak of Leptospirosis among Adventure Race Participants in Florida, 2005. Clinical Infectious Diseases; 50: 843-849.
• Sejvar J, Bancroft E., Winthrop K, et al. Leptospirosis in “Eco-Challenge” athletes, Malaysian Borneo, 2000. Emerg Infect Dis 2003; 9: 702-707.

Laboratory Submissions

Find out more about laboratory submissions by visiting the Bacterial Special Pathogens Branch Laboratory Submissions.