Leptospirosis is an illness with protean manifestations and worldwide distribution. It has been classified as a re-emerging zoonosis by the World Health Organization. From 1974 through 1994, Hawaii consistently had the highest reported annual incidence rate in the United States. Although leptospirosis was deleted from the list of nationally notifiable diseases in 1995, cases still remain reportable in Hawaii. This presentation will describe the epidemiologic characterization and clinical presentation of laboratory confirmed cases in Hawaii related to exposures within the state during a 25-year period: 1974-1998.
Presenter:
Alan Katz, M.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Public Health Sciences & Epidemiology
University of Hawaii, Manoa
Thursday June 2, 2005
Marine Sciences Building 100
11:00 a.m.
Refreshments will be served after the seminar in POST 121
The Pacific Research Center for Marine Biomedicine (PRCMB) is a newly established center at the University of Hawaii dedicated to trans-disciplinary research designed to gain new knowledge about the profound impacts of the ocean on human health. The Center is funded by the National Science Foundation (OCE04-32479) and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (P50ES012740).
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