# Leptospirosis at Audubon Nature Institute
> OSHA SIR `2024098679` · 9/17/2024 · NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Leptospirosis
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to harmful substances, environments  unspecified
- **Source:** Animal manure and waste products
- **Secondary source:** Mammals  n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Audubon Nature Institute
- **Location:** 6500 Magazine Street, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, 70118
- **NAICS:** 712130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A zoo keeper working with primates contracted leptospirosis and was hospitalized for treatment.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*