Leptospirosis and Ebola virus infection in five gold-panning villages in northeastern Gabon.

E Bertherat Centre International de Recherches Médicales de Franceville, Gabon.

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A Renaut Centre International de Recherches Médicales de Franceville, Gabon.

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R Nabias Centre International de Recherches Médicales de Franceville, Gabon.

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G Dubreuil Centre International de Recherches Médicales de Franceville, Gabon.

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M C Georges-Courbot Centre International de Recherches Médicales de Franceville, Gabon.

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1999.60.610
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Volume 60: Issue 4
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610–615
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An exhaustive epidemiologic and serologic survey was carried out in five gold-panning villages situated in northeastern Gabon to estimate the degree of exposure of to leptospirosis and Ebola virus. The seroprevalence was 15.7% for leptospirosis and 10.2% for Ebola virus. Sixty years after the last seroepidemiologic survey of leptospirosis in Gabon, this study demonstrates the persistence of this infection among the endemic population and the need to consider it as a potential cause of hemorrhagic fever in Gabon. There was no significant statistical correlation between the serologic status of populations exposed to both infectious agents, indicating the lack of common risk factors for these diseases.

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Published Online:
Apr 1999
Cover The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
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0002-9637
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