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1997 Case DefinitionThe 1997 case definition appearing on this page was previously published in the 1990 MMWR Recommendations and Reports titled Case Definitions for Public Health Surveillance [MMWR 1990;39(RR13)] (available at http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00025629.htm). Thus, the 1990 and 1997 versions of the case definition are identical. Clinical descriptionAn illness characterized by fever, headache, chills, myalgia, conjunctival suffusion, and less frequently by meningitis, rash, jaundice, or renal insufficiency. Symptoms may be biphasic. Laboratory criteria for diagnosis
Case classificationProbable: a clinically compatible case with supportive serologic findings (i.e., a Leptospira agglutination titer of greater than or equal to 200 in one or more serum specimens) Confirmed: a clinically compatible case that is laboratory confirmed |
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