Surveillance of Leptospirosis in Zhejiang Province in 2001

Objective: The aim of this article was to analysis the prevalence of leptospirosis in Zhejiang province in 2001. Method: Using MAT to test the serum antibody in patients, ducks and frogs. Culturing and isolating the leptospira specimens with the serum of them. Results: In 2001, 71 cases were detected in the whole province. The average incidence in 0.157 per 100 000 , and one of them was died. Most of them were in Quzhou?Lishui and Taizhou city. The positive rate of the serum antibody in patients, frogs and ducks was 29.54%,3.45% and 25%,respectively. The culture positive rate of patients blood mous's kidney frog's kidney was 0%,2.44% and 2.35%,respectively. Conclusion:It can not be relaxed to prevent and control the prevalence of Leptospirosis.We showld be on guard against the outbreak after flood and enhance the surveillance of it.