Torres-Castro Marco, Hernández-Betancourt Silvia, Agudelo-Flórez Piedad, Arroyave-Sierra Esteban, Zavala-Castro Jorge, Puerto Fernando I
Laboratorio de Enfermedades Emergentes y Reemergentes, Centro de Investigaciones Regionales "Dr. Hideyo Noguchi", Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, Yucatán, México.
Rev Med Inst Mex Seguro Soc. 2016 Sep-Oct;54(5):620-5.
Spirochete bacteria Leptospira spp. is the causative agent of leptospirosis, antropozoonotic endemic disease in many parts of the world, mainly in underdeveloped countries with high levels of poverty. Its incidence and prevalence rates are higher and important in human populations living in tropical and subtropical climates. Leptospira spp., is capable of infecting more than 160 species of domestic and wild mammals, including human beings, causing various and nonspecific clinical manifestations that make the diagnosis of the disease rarely accurate. In Mexico, the first reports of leptospirosis dating from 1920 and is now considered a matter of public and animal health, mainly for the economic losses it generates. The aim of this paper is to present a review in Spanish, containing the most important aspects in the epidemiology of leptospirosis, to serve as a starting point for students and researchers who are interested about this endemic disease in Mexico.
螺旋体细菌钩端螺旋体属是钩端螺旋体病的病原体，钩端螺旋体病是一种人兽共患的地方性疾病，在世界许多地区都有发生，主要集中在贫困程度较高的不发达国家。在生活于热带和亚热带气候地区的人群中，其发病率和患病率较高且具有重要影响。钩端螺旋体属能够感染包括人类在内的160多种家养和野生哺乳动物，引发各种非特异性临床表现，这使得该病的诊断很少准确无误。在墨西哥，钩端螺旋体病的首次报告可追溯到1920年，如今它被视为一个公共卫生和动物健康问题，主要是因其造成的经济损失。本文旨在用西班牙语进行综述，涵盖钩端螺旋体病流行病学中最重要的方面，为对墨西哥这种地方性疾病感兴趣的学生和研究人员提供一个起点。
