Two cases of laboratory-confirmed leptospirosis in travellers returning to Spain from Thailand, September 2013.

Euro Surveill

International Health and Tropical Medicine Department, Barcelona Centre for International Health Research (CRESIB), Hospital Clinic-Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.

Published: January 2014

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  • Two Spanish travellers returning from Thailand were diagnosed with leptospirosis in September 2013, after exposure to floodwater in the Phi Phi Islands.
  • The first patient developed fever and acute hepatitis 20 days post-exposure, while the second exhibited fever and renal failure 17 days later.
  • These cases highlight the importance for clinicians to consider leptospirosis in patients with fever who have had contact with flood or fresh water in tropical regions.

Article Abstract

In September 2013, leptospirosis was diagnosed in two Spanish travellers returning from Thailand. The first case walked in floodwater in the Phi Phi Islands in pouring rain: 20 days later he presented with fever and acute hepatitis. The second presented with fever and renal failure 17 days after visiting the islands. These cases remind clinicians to consider leptospirosis in febrile patients with a history of contact with flood or fresh water while travelling to tropical countries.

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