Durski Kara N, Jancloes Michel, Chowdhary Tej, Bertherat Eric
World Health Organization, Avenue Appia 20, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland.
Health and Climate Foundation, 1425 K St. NW Suite 350, Washington, DC 20005, USA.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2014 Jun 5;11(6):6000-8. doi: 10.3390/ijerph110606000.
Leptospirosis has emerged as a major public health problem in both animals and humans. The true burden of this epidemic and endemic disease is likely to be grossly under-estimated due to the non-specific clinical presentations of the disease and the difficulty of laboratory confirmation. The complexity that surrounds the transmission dynamics, particularly in epidemic situations, requires a coordinated, multi-disciplinary effort. Therefore, the Global Leptospirosis Environmental Action Network (GLEAN) was developed to improve global and local strategies of how to predict, prevent, detect, and intervene in leptospirosis outbreaks in order to prevent and control leptospirosis in high-risk populations.
钩端螺旋体病已成为动物和人类的一个主要公共卫生问题。由于该疾病临床表现不具特异性且实验室确诊困难，这种流行病和地方病的实际负担可能被严重低估。围绕传播动态的复杂性，尤其是在疫情情况下，需要开展协调一致的多学科努力。因此，全球钩端螺旋体病环境行动网络（GLEAN）应运而生，旨在改进全球和地方层面关于如何预测、预防、检测和干预钩端螺旋体病疫情的策略，以便在高危人群中预防和控制钩端螺旋体病。
