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Leptospirosis is a zoonosis caused by spirochetes, pathogenic bacteria of the genus Leptospira. It is transmitted to humans through mucocutaneous lesions by contact with water or soil contaminated by the urine of animal reservoirs (rats, dogs, pigs, cattle, etc.). Exposure to fresh water, contact with water or soil contaminated with animal waste are the main risk factors. This disease is an important public health problem in humans and animals. The annual global incidence is estimated at nearly one million cases with a mortality of 5 to 10% for all cases combined and up to 50% in the event of multi-organ failure. The number of cases is growing and the disease is probably more widespread because it is underdiagnosed. The incidence could increase further in the coming decades due to climate change and rapid urbanization. In the Overseas Departments and Regions (DROM), it is an endemic condition and its incidence is 10 to 100 times higher than that of mainland France, mainly for climatic reasons. In Réunion, the disease is notifiable with a number of notified cases ranging from 70 to more than 100 cases per year in recent years. Nearly 90% of confirmed cases were hospitalized and more than a third of patients stayed in intensive care. Recently, a multicenter cohort of patients hospitalized with leptospirosis in La Réunion (COLEPT) was funded by Inserm to identify the severity factors of the disease in patients hospitalized in one of the 4 hospitals on the island. A community of hospital practitioners active on this theme has been identified and constitutes the core of this project. The main objective of the study, the inclusions of which began in January 2020, is to identify the severity factors of leptospirosis in Reunion. Patient follow-up is planned for up to 1 year with 2 medical visits at 1 month and 1 year and 2 telephone interviews on quality of life. The disease is generally perceived as a purely acute condition with a rapid ad integrum recovery. Nevertheless, the evolution at a distance has been little evaluated. A few publications report complications and elements of chronicity in the medium/long term (>1 year) which would require monitoring these patients over a longer period. Regarding these potential chronic manifestations, they may be chronic fatigue, uveitis, renal failure, chronic renal carriage with urinary excretion of leptospires, myalgia and muscle weakness, headaches, malaise but also cardiac or neurological manifestations. A Dutch study conducted on subjects with confirmed diagnosis reported 30% of patients with chronic post-leptospirosis symptoms which persisted in 21% of subjects more than 24 months after infection, but very few data are available on the chronic forms. The objective will be to study the future of patients beyond 1 year of infection in clinical and serological terms, but also in terms of quality of life, use of alternative medicines and complementary and health literacy profiles.


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NCT number NCT05436756
Study type Interventional
Source Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de la Réunion
Contact Loic RAFFRAY, Dr
Phone +262 262 90 50 50
Email loic.raffray@chu-reunion.fr
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
Start date July 25, 2022
Completion date July 24, 2026

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