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Meta-analysis to estimate the load of Leptospira excreted in urine: beyond rats as important sources of transmission in low-income rural communities

BACKGROUND: Leptospirosis is a major zoonotic disease with widespread distribution and a large impact on human health. Carrier animals excrete pathogenic Leptospira primarily in their urine. Infection occurs when the pathogen enters a host through mucosa or small skin abrasions. Humans and other ani...

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Autores principales: Barragan, Veronica, Nieto, Nathan, Keim, Paul, Pearson, Talima
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5273803/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28129788
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-017-2384-4