Key words Case control study - leptospirosis - logistic model - outbreak - risk factors
Leptospirosis is considered as one of the most
widespread zoonotic diseases in the world1
. Although
the incidence of the disease seems to have decreased in
developed countries, it is apparently emerging rapidly as a significant public health problem in developing
countries. Some of the countries where leptospirosis
is under surveillance have recorded this increase in
incidence2
. Most of the countries in South East Asia