Hantavirus infection mimicking leptospirosis: how long are we going to rely on clinical suspicion?

Hantavirus infection mimicking leptospirosis: how long are we going to rely on clinical suspicion?

Hantavirus infections and leptospirosis can have similar clinical and epidemiological features. We present here a case study of a young farmer with fever during the post-flood leptospirosis outbreak in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, in 2011. He presented with a classical clinical picture of leptospirosis...

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Main Authors: Niroshana Jathum Dahanayaka, Suneth Buddhika Agampodi, Anoma Kumari Bandaranayaka, Sumudu Priyankara, Joshep M Vinetz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2014-08-01
Series:Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
Subjects:
Hantavirus
Sri Lanka
acute undifferentiated fever
leptospirosis
Online Access:https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/4115
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