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Leptospirosis Outbreak in Aftermath of Hurricane Fiona - Puerto Rico, 2022
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WoS WOS:001308654300001
DOI
Año 2024
Tipo artículo de investigación

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Autores Afiliación Chile

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% Participación
Internacional

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Abstract



Leptospirosis, an acute bacterial zoonotic disease, is endemic in Puerto Rico. Infection in approximately 10%-15% of patients with clinical disease progresses to severe, potentially fatal illness. Increased incidence has been associated with flooding in endemic areas around the world. In 2022, Hurricane Fiona, a Category 1 hurricane, made landfall and inundated Puerto Rico with heavy rainfall and severe flooding, increasing the risk for a leptospirosis outbreak. In response, the Puerto Rico Department of Health (PRDH) changed guidelines to make leptospirosis cases reportable within 24 hours, centralized the case investigation management system, and provided training and messaging to health care providers. To evaluate changes in risk for leptospirosis after Hurricane Fiona to that before the storm, the increase in cases was quantified, and patient characteristics and geographic distribution were compared. During the 15 weeks after Hurricane Fiona, 156 patients experienced signs and symptoms of leptospirosis and had a specimen with a positive laboratory result reported to PRDH. The mean weekly number of cases during this period was 10.4, which is 3.6 as high as the weekly number of cases during the previous 37 weeks (2.9). After Hurricane Fiona, the proportion of cases indicating exposure to potentially contaminated water increased from 11% to 35%, and the number of persons receiving testing increased; these factors likely led to the resulting overall surge in reported cases. Robust surveillance combined with outreach to health care providers after flooding events can improve leptospirosis case identification, inform clinicians considering early initiation of treatment, and guide public messaging to avoid wading, swimming, or any contact with potentially contaminated floodwaters.

Disciplinas de Investigación



WOS
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Scopus
Health, Toxicology And Mutagenesis
Health (Social Science)
Health Information Management
Epidemiology
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Publicaciones WoS (Ediciones: ISSHP, ISTP, AHCI, SSCI, SCI), Scopus, SciELO Chile.

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Autores - Afiliación



Ord. Autor Género Institución - País
1 Jones, Forrest K. - CDC - Estados Unidos
2 Medina, Abigail G. - Hospital Regional de Puerto Montt - Chile
3 Ryff, Kyle R. - Hospital Regional de Puerto Montt - Chile
4 Irizarry-Ramos, Jessica - CDC - Estados Unidos
5 Wong, Joshua M. - Natl Ctr Emerging & Zoonot Infect Dis - Estados Unidos
6 O'Neill, Eduardo - CDC - Estados Unidos
7 Rodriguez, Ismael A. - UNIV PUERTO RICO - Estados Unidos
8 Cardona, Iris - Hospital Regional de Puerto Montt - Chile
9 Hernandez, Lorena - Hospital Regional de Puerto Montt - Chile
10 Hernandez-Romieu, Alfonso C. - Natl Ctr Emerging & Zoonot Infect Dis - Estados Unidos
11 Phillips, Maile T. - Natl Ctr Emerging & Zoonot Infect Dis - Estados Unidos
12 Johansson, Michael A. - Natl Ctr Emerging & Zoonot Infect Dis - Estados Unidos
13 Bayleyegn, Tesfaye - CDC - Estados Unidos
14 Atherstone, Christine - CDC - Estados Unidos
15 Debord, Katherine Roguski - CDC - Estados Unidos
16 Negron, Maira E. - CDC - Estados Unidos
17 Galloway, Renee - CDC - Estados Unidos
18 Adams, Laura E. - Natl Ctr Emerging & Zoonot Infect Dis - Estados Unidos
19 Marzan-Rodriguez, Melissa - Hospital Regional de Puerto Montt - Chile

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