Leptospirosis after a stay in Madagascar

We report a case of polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-confirmed leptospirosis in a patient who recently traveled to Madagascar, a country where only two cases have been reported since 1955. Although laboratory and clinical presentations were atypical and despite leptospirosis not being a documented disease in Madagascar, blood and urine tests for leptospirosis enabled retrospective confirmation of the diagnosis. (R.A.)

Author(s): Pages F, Kuli B, Moiton MP, Goarant C, Jaffar Bandjee MC

Publishing year: 2015

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