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The overall nationwide leptospirosis IgG seroprevalence among these young Thai men was 28% (95% confidence interval = 26\u201330%) and the range by province was 10\u201352% confirming leptospirosis as an endemic disease throughout Thailand. Seroprevalence was highest in individuals with the lowest education from rural areas, and higher seroprevalence was found in the north and south regions contrary to current morbidity reports. Improvement in reporting and surveillance as well as better access to leptospirosis diagnostics will increase leptospirosis awareness and detection and enable more effective public health interventions.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.4269\/ajtmh.17-0163","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,10,3]],"date-time":"2017-10-03T07:00:50Z","timestamp":1507014050000},"page":"1682-1685","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":9,"title":["Nationwide Seroprevalence of Leptospirosis among Young Thai Men, 2007\u20132008"],"prefix":"10.4269","volume":"97","author":[{"given":"Siriphan","family":"Gonwong","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Enteric Diseases, and Division of Research, Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Thippawan","family":"Chuenchitra","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Enteric Diseases, and Division of Research, Armed Forces 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