Spirochaetes and sunshine: leptospirosis in the aftermath of the Queensland floods

Wright, Hugh; Goot, Katie; Rogers, Benjamin

doi:10.5694/mja12.10046

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To the Editor: Extensive rainfall in Queensland from December 2010 to January 2011 led to much of the state being declared a disaster zone. We report on a cluster of patients requiring hospitalisation with an acute febrile illness after exposure to floodwater in Central Queensland.

1 Infectious Diseases Unit, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Brisbane, QLD.
2 Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine and Queensland Health, Theodore, QLD.
3 University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research, Brisbane, QLD.

Correspondence: hugh_wright@health.qld.gov.au

Competing interests:

No relevant disclosures.

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