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| DOI | 10.4269/AJTMH.23-0654 | ||||
| Año | 2024 | ||||
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Autores Afiliación Chile
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Leptospirosis, a bacterial infection transmitted through contact with infected animals or contaminated water sources, imposes a substantial health burden in Colombia. Since 2007, the National Institute of Health (INS) has mandated the notification and confirmation of all suspected leptospirosis cases. This passive surveillance program employs the microscopic agglutination test (MAT) on serum samples to ascertain confirmed cases of leptospirosis infection. However, the absence of a robust surveillance system has hindered our comprehensive understanding of the morbidity, mortality, geographical distribution, species/serovars, and strains responsible for severe disease. Our study aimed to provide an epidemiological overview of MAT-confirmed human leptospirosis cases reported over 6 years (2015–2020) in Colombia. In addition, we offer insights into the status of leptospirosis in the country, focusing on risk factors and proposing potential improvements for diagnosis and disease management. During the 6-year surveillance period, the laboratory at the INS received 3,535 serum samples from suspected human leptospirosis cases, with 880 (25%) confirmed through MAT. The incidence of leptospirosis was calculated at 1.9 cases per 100,000 people, with a higher prevalence among men (82.1%). Furthermore, 54 (6.1%) deaths were confirmed as leptospirosis, and cases were documented across nearly all regions of Colombia. Our findings emphasize the urgent need to strengthen leptospirosis laboratory surveillance, implement effective prevention measures, and enhance diagnostic capabilities in Colombia. The analysis conducted in this study provides the groundwork for estimating the impact of leptospirosis and raises awareness of its significance in public health.
| Ord. | Autor | Género | Institución - País |
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| 1 | Parra-Barrera, Eliana L. | - |
Facultad de Medicina - Chile
Núcleo Milenio para la Investigación Colaborativa en Resistencia Antimicrobiana - Chile Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá - Colombia Instituto Nacional de Salud - Colombia Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile - Chile Multidisciplinary Initiat Collaborat Res Bacteria - Chile FDN SANTA FE BOGOTA - Colombia INST NACL SALUD - Colombia |
| 2 | Bello-Piruccini, Solmara | - |
Instituto Nacional de Salud - Colombia
INST NACL SALUD - Colombia |
| 3 | Rodríguez, Karina | - |
Instituto Nacional de Salud - Colombia
INST NACL SALUD - Colombia |
| 4 | Duarte-Valderrama, Carolina | - |
Instituto Nacional de Salud - Colombia
INST NACL SALUD - Colombia |
| 5 | TORRES-HIDALGO, MARISA LORENA | Mujer |
Facultad de Medicina - Chile
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile - Chile |
| 6 | Undurraga, Eduardo A. | - |
Núcleo Milenio para la Investigación Colaborativa en Resistencia Antimicrobiana - Chile
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile - Chile Canadian Institute for Advanced Research - Canadá Centro de Investigación para la Gestión Integrada del Riesgo de Desastres (CIGIDEN) - Chile Multidisciplinary Initiat Collaborat Res Bacteria - Chile CIFAR - Canadá Centro Nacional de Investigacion para la Gestion Integrada de Desastres Naturales - Chile |
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| Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico |
| Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile |
| Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico FONDECYT |
| Fondo de Financiamiento de Centros de Investigación en Áreas Prioritarias |
| Canadian Institute for Advanced Research |
| Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo |
| Agencia Nacional de Investigacion y Desarrollo ANID/FONDAP CIGIDEN |
| Canadian Institute for Advanced Research CIFAR under the Humans and the Microbiome program |
| Agradecimiento |
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| E. A. Undurraga was supported by The Canadian Institute for Advanced Research CIFAR under the Humans and the Microbiome program, the Agencia Nacional de Investigacion y Desarrollo ANID/FONDAP CIGIDEN (Grant no. 1522A0005), and Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Cientifico y Tecnologico FONDECYT (Grant no. 1211933). |
| We thank the medical doctors and hospitals involved in the leptospirosis notification surveillance report. We are also grateful to all the national networks of public laboratories in Colombia that collected and notified sample data over the 6-year study period. We also thank Gonzalo Valdivia, Jaime Cerda, Luis Villarroel, Sandra Cort\u00E9s, Claudia Bambs, and Ang\u00E9lica Dominguez from Pontificia Universidad Cat\u00F3lica de Chile for thoughtful comments and suggestions on an early draft of this article. We thank participants at the 12th International Leptospirosis Society Conference for their helpful suggestions. |