Regional Differences of Leptospirosis in Sri Lanka: Observations from a Flood-Associated Outbreak in 2011

Leptospirosis is known to be an important cause of weather disaster-related infectious disease epidemics. In 2011, an outbreak of leptospirosis occurred in the relatively dry district of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka where diagnosis was resisted by local practitioners because leptospirosis was not known i...

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Autores principales: Agampodi, Suneth B., Dahanayaka, Niroshan J., Bandaranayaka, Anoma K., Perera, Manoj, Priyankara, Sumudu, Weerawansa, Prasanna, Matthias, Michael A., Vinetz, Joseph M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3894175/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24454971
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002626

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3894175/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24454971
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002626

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