Geospatial analysis of leptospirosis clusters and risk factors in two provinces of the Dominican Republic
Our findings confirm the clustered spatial pattern of leptospirosis and highlight that transmission drivers vary by province. While both provinces show higher transmission in impoverished areas, modifiable factors differ, requiring tailored public health interventions.
Authors
- William Duke
- Gabriela Abdalla
- Salomé Garnier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3802-115X)
- Benn Sartorius (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6761-2325)
- Devan Dumas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2355-3586)
- Beatris Mário Martin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8264-0153)
- Lucia de la Cruz
- Helen J. Mayfield (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3462-4324)
- Colleen L. Lau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8288-4169)
- Farah Peña (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7308-6552)
- Michael de St. Aubin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4833-6200)
- Margaret Baldwin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3594-4330)
- Bernarda Henríquez
- Cecilia Jocelyn Then Paulino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8008-8932)
- Eric James Nilles (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7044-5257)
- Angela Cadavid Restrepo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0359-9410)
- Adam J. Kucharski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8814-9421)
- Marie Caroline Etienne
- Behzad Kiani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8816-328X)
- Ronald Skewes-Ramm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0039-7768)
Institutions
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Queensland Health (AU)
- Harvard University (US)
- Queensland University of Technology (AU)
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña (DO)
- Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS neglected tropical diseases
- Published
- 2025-06-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013103
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Leptospirosis research and findings
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.05
Funders
- University of Queensland