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Outbreak of leptospirosis among triathlon participants in Germany, 2006

In August 2006, a case of leptospirosis occurred in an athlete after a triathlon held around Heidelberg and in the Neckar river. In order to study a possible outbreak and to determine risk factors for infection an epidemiological investigation was performed.

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Main Authors: Brockmann, Stefan (Author) , Piechotowski, Isolde (Author) , Bock-Hensley, Oswinde (Author) , Winter, Christian (Author) , Oehme, Rainer (Author) , Zimmermann, Stefan (Author) , Hartelt, Katrin (Author) , Luge, Enno (Author) , Nöckler, Karsten (Author) , Schneider, Thomas (Author) , Stark, Klaus (Author) , Jansen, Andreas (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 10 April 2010
In: BMC infectious diseases
Year: 2010, Volume: 10, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-5
ISSN:1471-2334
DOI:10.1186/1471-2334-10-91
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-10-91
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Author Notes:Stefan Brockmann, Isolde Piechotowski, Oswinde Bock-Hensley, Christian Winter, Rainer Oehme, Stefan Zimmermann, Katrin Hartelt, Enno Luge, Karsten Nöckler, Thomas Schneider, Klaus Stark, Andreas Jansen
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Summary:In August 2006, a case of leptospirosis occurred in an athlete after a triathlon held around Heidelberg and in the Neckar river. In order to study a possible outbreak and to determine risk factors for infection an epidemiological investigation was performed.
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ISSN:1471-2334
DOI:10.1186/1471-2334-10-91

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