Global Burden of Leptospirosis: Estimated in Terms of Disability Adjusted Life Years
Torgerson PR, Hagan JE, Costa F, Calcagno J, Kane M, Martinez-Silveira MS, Goris MG, Stein C, Ko AI, Abela-Ridder B. Global Burden of Leptospirosis: Estimated in Terms of Disability Adjusted Life Years. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2015, 9: e0004122. PMID: 26431366, PMCID: PMC4591975, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisability Adjusted Life YearsGlobal burdenAdjusted Life YearsLife yearsResource-poor tropical countriesHighest burden estimatesSum of YLLsBurden of leptospirosisSignificant health burdenLife-threatening diseaseYears of lifeDiverse epidemiological settingsGBD 2010Febrile illnessDisease burdenHealth burdenBurden estimatesLife LostMortality rateUrban slum dwellersDisease estimatesEpidemiological settingsTotal burdenLikely sequelaeLeptospirosisGlobal Morbidity and Mortality of Leptospirosis: A Systematic Review
Costa F, Hagan JE, Calcagno J, Kane M, Torgerson P, Martinez-Silveira MS, Stein C, Abela-Ridder B, Ko AI. Global Morbidity and Mortality of Leptospirosis: A Systematic Review. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2015, 9: e0003898. PMID: 26379143, PMCID: PMC4574773, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003898.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCase fatality ratioDisease morbidityFatality ratioSystematic reviewMortality of leptospirosisPulmonary hemorrhage syndromeBurden of leptospirosisLife-threatening diseaseDiverse epidemiological settingsResource-poor countriesNumber of deathsHigh morbidityGlobal morbidityGBD regionsGlobal burdenMorbidityZoonotic causesHaemorrhagic feverMortality studyUrban slum dwellersImportant causeDisease statusEpidemiological settingsDisease incidenceWHO regions