Environmental risk of leptospirosis infections in the Netherlands
Spatial modelling of environmental risk factors of leptospirosis in the Netherlands
- Authors
- Ente J. J. Rood, Marga G. A. Goris, Roan Pijnacker, Mirjam I. Bakker, Rudy A. Hartskeerl
- Publication year
- 2017
Leptospirosis is a globally emerging zoonotic disease, associated with various climatic, biotic and abiotic factors. Mapping and quantifying geographical variations in the occurrence of leptospirosis and the surrounding environment offer innovative methods to study disease transmission and to identify associations between the disease and the environment
This study aims to investigate geographic variations in leptospirosis incidence in the Netherlands and to identify associations with environmental factors driving the emergence of the disease.
