A Global, Multi-Disciplinary, Multi-Sectorial Initiative to Combat Leptospirosis: Global Leptospirosis Environmental Action Network (GLEAN)

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Kara N. Durski²  Michel Jancloes¹  Tej Chowdhary³ 

[1] Health and Climate Foundation, 1425 K St. NW Suite 350, Washington, DC 20005, USA; E-Mail:;World Health Organization, Avenue Appia 20, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland; E-Mail:;UNANGO, Route de Ferney 150, 1211 Genève, Switzerland; E-Mail:

关键词: leptospirosis;    One Health;    outbreak;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijerph110606000

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

Leptospirosis has emerged as a major public health problem in both animals and humans. The true burden of this epidemic and endemic disease is likely to be grossly under-estimated due to the non-specific clinical presentations of the disease and the difficulty of laboratory confirmation. The complexity that surrounds the transmission dynamics, particularly in epidemic situations, requires a coordinated, multi-disciplinary effort. Therefore, the Global Leptospirosis Environmental Action Network (GLEAN) was developed to improve global and local strategies of how to predict, prevent, detect, and intervene in leptospirosis outbreaks in order to prevent and control leptospirosis in high-risk populations.

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